Disaster Awareness of University Students and Their Crisis Management Skills During a Disaster Situation: The Case of the Vocational School of Health Services

Abstract

This study aims to determine the university students’ levels of disaster awareness and to examine how they demonstrate crisis management skills in the case of a disaster and how they vary in terms of their level of disaster awareness. Data collected by the survey method were analysed by statistical analysis methods. The students’ levels of disaster awareness and crisis management skills in the event of a disaster were moderate. Variables such as gender, department, disaster training, attendance at disaster drills, and disaster volunteerism were effective in disaster awareness and crisis management skills in the event of a disaster, and the variable of the place of residence was also effective on disaster awareness. The results showed that disaster awareness positively and significantly affected crisis management skills in the event of a disaster.