International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJNHS)
Vol. 4 No. 5 (2021): International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJHNS)

Android-Based Application (SiBen) to Improving Readiness Towards Hurricane In Lubuklinggau 2020

Sapondra Wijaya (Health Polytechnic of Palembang)
Susmini (Unknown)
Wahyu Dwi Ari Wibowo (Unknown)
Jhon Feri (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Oct 2021

Abstract

One of disaster-prone country in the world is Indonesia. Communities have to ready toward the disasters. To strengthen the community's readiness in dealing with disasters, knowledge must be increased. Better educational methods are needed to convey material, one of which is by utilizing technology. The purpose of this research was to build and test the SiBen application’s effectiveness as a media for disaster education to improve the readiness toward hurricane in Lubuklinggau community. The method was Research and Development (R&D) with experimental tests, Pre and post-test were applied in this study. Fourty people were given three meetings within 2 weeks. As the result, the participants have shown progression of readiness (t = 3.168, p < 0.002). The findings indicated that the SiBen Application was effective to improve the readiness of community toward hurricane.

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Journal Info

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ijnhs

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health Social Sciences

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International Journal of Nursing and Health Service is a refereed international publication that provided a venue for nursing scholar and others related health to publish the updating information. We aim to highlight research on nursing science, public health, public health nursing, and other health ...