Edu-Sibenawa App: A Digital Tool for Enhancing Disaster Preparedness Among Nursing and Midwifery Students in Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia is highly prone to natural disasters due to its location along the Pacific Ring of Fire and its geological characteristics, such as above tectonic plates.The country faces risks from earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. These disasters often result in high death tolls and extensive property damage. This study aims to determine the effect of a learning medium based on Android Application (Edu-SIBENAWAApp) on disaster preparedness among nursing and midwife students in Indonesia.This research used a pre-experimental one-group pre and post-test design. The population in this study were students from the Nursing and Midwifery Study Program in several provinces in Indonesia.The sampling technique in this study uses non-probability sampling with a quota sampling technique, the number of respondents who contributed to this research was 316 respondents. Data were analyzed using Univariate Analysis and Bivariate Analysis using the Wilcoxontest. The parameter indexes in the questionnaire that are assessed are Knowledge and Attitude (KA), Emergency Planning (EP), Warning System (WS), and Resource Mobilization Capacity (RMC).Based on the results of the data normality test using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the P-value = 0.000<0.05 was obtained, so the residual value was not normally distributed, so the Wilcoxon test was used. The results of the research showedthat based on the Wilcoxon test was found that the p-value = 0.000 <0.05 was significant, H_o was rejected and H_a was acceptedthere is an effect of learning medium based on Android application (Edu-SIBENAWA App) on disaster preparedness among nursing and midwife students in Indonesia.