Hubungan Pengetahuan dengan Sikap Tenaga Kesehatan dalam Tanggap Darurat Bencana Banjir di Puskesmas Bidara Cina Jakarta Timur

Emergency Response is an immediate action conducted when a disaster occurs to prevent any potential adverse impact on people. In emergency response, community health workers who have sufficient knowledge and training experience in flood disaster emergency response are required. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between knowledge and attitude of community health workers about flood disaster emergency response at Bidara Cina Primary Health Cares (PHC). The design of this research was a cross-sectional design with quantitative and qualitative approaches to know the role of Bidara Cina 1, 2 and 3 Primary Health Cares in flood disaster emergency response. A total of 32 community health workers were recruited in this research by using total sampling technic. Data collection was conducted by questionnaires filling and interviews. The result shows that there was a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude of community health workers about flood disaster emergency response (p=0,029). Further studies which use a flood disaster emergency response simulation as an additional variable are recommended.