Table 1.

Open-ended questions.

Factors	Questions
Cognitive barriers and challenges	1- What barriers or challenges exist to increasing households' knowledge to prepare against earthquakes? 2- What false beliefs do people have that make them not take action to prepare against an earthquake? 3- What are the negative consequences of preparing for earthquakes that causes households not ready for it? 4- What beliefs do people have about their abilities that barrier earthquake preparedness measures?
Behavioral barriers and challenges	1- What inappropriate and wrong behaviors are there among the people before, during and after the earthquake?
Environmental barriers and challenges	1- What are the barriers and challenges in the physical environment that affect the preparedness of families against earthquakes? 2- What are the barriers and challenges in the social environment that affect the preparedness of families against earthquakes?