Table 4.

Disaster Familiarity of Respondents on Disaster and Emergency Handling Preparedness at Emergency Departments, in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia

Disaster Familiarity Variables		Frequency	Percent (%)
Emergency preparedness terms and activities	Very familiar	12	11.8
	Somewhat familiar	41	40.2
	Neutral	26	25.5
	Somewhat not familiar	14	13.7
	Not familiar	9	8.8
	Total	102	100.0
Incident Command System (ICS) and your role with in it.	Very familiar	10	9.8
	Somewhat familiar	30	29.4
	Neutral	24	23.5
	Somewhat not familiar	23	22.5
	Not familiar	15	14.7
	Total	102	100.0
Disaster communication/Connectivity	Very familiar	9	8.8
	Somewhat familiar	33	32.4
	Neutral	31	30.4
	Somewhat not familiar	9	8.8
	Not familiar	20	19.6
	Total	102	100.0
Accessing critical resources in disaster	Very familiar	14	13.7
	Somewhat familiar	30	29.4
	Neutral	28	27.5
	Somewhat not familiar	11	10.8
	Not familiar	19	18.6
	Total	102	100.0
	Not familiar	9	8.8
	Total	102	100.0
Isolation procedure/Quarantine process.	Very familiar	18	17.6
	Somewhat familiar	35	34.3
	Neutral	23	22.5
	Somewhat not familiar	10	9.8
	Not familiar	16	15.7
	Total	102	100.0
	Total	102	100.0
Psychological issues	Very familiar	28	27.5
	Somewhat familiar	34	33.3
	Neutral	24	23.5
	Somewhat not familiar	8	7.8
	Not familiar	8	7.8
	Total	102	100.0
Epidemiology and surveillance	Very familiar	20	19.6
	Somewhat familiar	29	28.4
	Neutral	26	25.5
	Somewhat not familiar	11	10.8
	Not familiar	16	15.7
	Total	102	100.0
Mean±SD = 19.41±6.55