Open Access<p>Disaster Preparedness in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia and Risk Perceptions of Their Authorities</p>
Author(s) -
Ashenafi Habte Woyessa,
Misganu Teshome,
Befirdu Mulatu,
Muktar Abadiga,
Nesru Hiko,
Burtukan Kebede
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s260314
Subject(s) - preparedness , emergency management , disaster preparedness , medical emergency , medicine , hazard , risk perception , environmental health , perception , psychology , political science , chemistry , organic chemistry , neuroscience , law
Despite the fact that hospitals are always at a high risk of disasters, the preparedness status in many of the Ethiopian hospitals is not well recognized. It is with this research gap in mind that this study motivated the authors to assess disaster preparedness level in selected hospitals of the western part of Ethiopia and their authorities' risk perceptions.