Recasting Disaster Recovery Strategy at Dental Workplace in Combating Crisis – A Questionnaire Study

Autor: Venisha Pandita, Patthi Basavaraj, Ashish Singla, Ritu Gupta, Ravneet Kaur, Vaibhav Vashishtha, Monika Prasad, Jishnu Krishna Kumar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp ZC39-ZC44 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16097.7585
Popis: Introduction: The number of reported natural and humanmade disasters continues to rise worldwide. Disasters occur every day somewhere in the world with dramatic impact on individuals, families and communities. Aim: This study was designed to measure the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding disaster management among academicians and practitioners in Ghaziabad city. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 487 dentists. A questionnaire (15 items) measuring knowledge, attitude and practice was distributed manually to the participating dentists and data was analysed using SPSS software, version 19.0 and student t-test was performed to assess the differences. Results: There was statistically significant relation between knowledge and attitude in relation to qualification degree, career prospective and years of experience (p
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