Table 2.
Knowledge and perceptions of participants.
| Knowledge and Perceptions as n (%) |
p-Value (Independent Sample t-Test) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Impartial | Agree | Strongly Agree | |||
| Perceptions of the Role Following a Flood | |||||||
| My role is vital to my organization’s effective management of a flood | Female | 6 (11.3) | 3 (5.7) | 6 (11.3) | 19 (35.8) | 19 (35.8) | 0.171 |
| Male | 7 (4) | 9 (5.2) | 18 (10.3) | 72 (41.4) | 68 (39.1) | ||
| All * | 13 (5.7) | 12 (5.3) | 24 (10.6) | 91 (40.1) | 87 (38.3) | ||
| The hospital is prepared to provide an effective response to a flood | Female | 4 (7.5) | 1 (1.9) | 12 (22.6) | 26 (49.1) | 10 (18.9) | 0.478 |
| Male | 8 (4.6) | 22 (12.6) | 14 (8) | 79 (45.4) | 51 (29.3) | ||
| All * | 12 (5.3) | 23 (10.1) | 26 (11.5) | 105 (46.3) | 61 (26.9) | ||
| I am familiar with my role in the hospital’s operation following a flood | Female | 12 (22.6) | 8 (15.1) | 13 (24.5) | 17 (32.1) | 3 (5.7) | 0.003 |
| Male | 18 (10.3) | 32 (18.4) | 17 (9.8) | 69 (39.7) | 38 (21.8) | ||
| All * | 30 (13.2) | 40 (17.6) | 30 (13.2) | 86 (37.9) | 41 (18.1) | ||
| Perceptions of Knowledge and Competency Concerning a Flood Scenario | |||||||
| I have sufficient knowledge concerning the treatment of flood victims | Female | 8 (15.1) | 14 (26.4) | 8 (15.1) | 19 (35.8) | 4 (7.5) | 0.068 |
| Male | 24 (13.8) | 28 (16.1) | 20 (11.5) | 73 (42) | 29 (16.7) | ||
| All * | 32 (14.1) | 42 (18.5) | 28 (12.3) | 92 (40.5) | 33 (14.5) | ||
| I am familiar with the hospital’s standard operating procedure for floods | Female | 12 (22.6) | 15 (28.3) | 11 (20.8) | 14 (26.4) | 1 (1.9) | 0.007 |
| Male | 29 (16.7) | 36 (20.7) | 16 (9.2) | 71 (40.8) | 22 (12.6) | ||
| All * | 41 (18.1) | 51 (22.5) | 27 (11.9) | 85 (37.4) | 23 (10.1) | ||
| I feel safe to stay at the hospital if a flood occurs | Female | 9 (17) | 10 (18.9) | 7 (13.2) | 19 (35.8) | 8 (15.1) | 0.468 |
| Male | 26 (14.9) | 24 (13.8) | 25 (14.4) | 73 (42) | 26 (14.9) | ||
| All * | 35 (15.4) | 34 (15) | 32 (14.1) | 92 (40.5) | 34 (15) | ||
| I feel that I am competent as a caregiver to manage a flood | Female | 12 (22.6) | 7 (13.2) | 9 (17) | 24 (45.3) | 1 (1.9) | 0.043 |
| Male | 22 (12.6) | 31 (17.8) | 23 (13.2) | 65 (37.4) | 33 (19) | ||
| All * | 34 (15) | 38 (16.7) | 32 (14.1) | 89 (39.2) | 34 (15) | ||
Data are expressed as n (%); *: Both genders.