Analysis of Factors Related To Adolescents Preparedness in The Disaster-Prone Areas in Lempake Village, Samarinda

Abstract

Disaster-prone area can have an impact on changes in the nearby people, both physically and psychologically. The impact of these changes can be minimized by paying attention to the pre-disaster phase, namely preparedness that can be carried out by the productive age adolescence as the stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to determine the relation between anxiety factors, coping mechanisms and social support with the preparedness of adolescents in disaster-prone areas in Lempake Village, Samarinda. This research was a quantitative study using a cross sectional design, with data collection techniques using a questionnaire. Respondents in this study were 606 people. The results of this study indicated that the characteristics of the respondents were mostly in their early adolescence with 408 people (67.8%), 346 women (57.1%) and 317 people with a high school education background (53.4%). %). Most of the respondents for the anxiety factor having moderate anxiety were 436 people (71.9%), the coping mechanism factor of the respondents having an adaptive coping mechanism were 338 people (55.8%) and the respondents' social support factor having good social support were 319 people ( 52.6%) and most of the respondents (349 people (57.6%)) had a good preparedness. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that the p value <α (α = 0.05, CI; 95%) which indicates that there is a relationship between anxiety factors, coping mechanisms and social support with adolescent preparedness. Then, the results of multivariate analysis using Logistic Regression (OR value: 5.1) found that the anxiety factor was the most significant factor associated with adolescent preparedness. The results of the study suggest that preparedness should be carried out by involving the government and local Health facilities (Puskesmas) as well as the Regional Disaster Management Agency through disaster preparedness training.