Development of Instruments to Measure Disaster Preparedness

Abstract

Objective: Indonesia is called a disaster supermarket due to any disaster exists. The community preparedness in Indonesia is still low. The university academic community needs to be prepared so that it has enough capacity during disasters. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure disaster preparedness at a university in Indonesia. Method: Research and Development method was used in this study. The participants were directorate officers, lecturers/staff, and students. The development of the instrument was carried out by literature study, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and expert consultation. The instrument development steps were instrument assessment, formulating strategic problems, instrument trials, and analysis. Results: The instruments produced in this study had five parameters, including knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP); the university policy; resource mobilization capacity; early warning system; and emergency response planning. The result of an instrument trial showed that the University had high disaster preparedness (97%). Discussion: The instruments produced in this study can be used to measure disaster preparedness in the University.

Keywords: Research and development, Disaster preparedness, Disaster instruments