Analysis of senior high school student preparedness in dealing with earthquake disaster in the Mentawai island

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify disaster preparedness level of high school students in Mentawai Islands in the face of earthquake disaster. The type of research used is survey with quantitative descriptive approach. The study population is all high school students of the SMAN 1 Pagai Utara Mentawai islands as many as 154 students and the number of samples of 30 students. Sample selection using purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques used questionnaires, observations and interviews. The data collected were analyzed using quantitative descriptive analysis through scoring and percentage. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the index of preparedness of students for each parameter of preparedness in facing earthquake disaster are (1) knowledge and attitude 63.5 which is categorized almost ready, (2) emergency planning 59.8 which is categorized almost ready (3) warning system 47.7 are categorized as less prepared and (4) resource mobilization is in index 59.3 with almost ready category. So that the average index value of the four parameters of earthquake disaster preparedness is 60.84 with the category almost ready.