Table 2.
Hospital Authorities’ Disaster Risk Perceptions in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia, 2019
| Hospitals | Scores as Per Disaster Events | AHM | Range | Category of Perceived Risks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | VD | Man-Made Disasters (MD) | ||||||||
| BT | ET | CT | NT | RT | ||||||
| Hospital 1 | 5 (3) | 5 (3) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 37 | 36–45 | High risk Perception |
| Hospital 2 | 5 (2) | 5 (3) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 31 | 26–35 | Moderate risk Perception |
| Hospital 3 | 5 (3) | 5 (3) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 36 | 36–45 | High risk Perception |
| Hospital 4 | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 33 | 26–35 | Moderate risk Perception |
Abbreviations: AHM, all hazard measures; BT, biological threats; ET, explosive threats; CT, chemical threats; ND, natural disaster; NT, nuclear threats; RT, radiological threats; VD, vehicular disasters.