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Background <p>Effective disaster preparedness protects pregnant women, a disadvantaged group, and reduces potential harm.</p> Aim <p>This study was planned to determine the effects of training provided to pregnant women regarding disasters on their knowledge and disaster preparedness levels.</p> Methods <p>A total of 140 participants (70 in the experimental group and 70 in the control group) who attended the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinics of a state hospital in western Turkey between November 2023 and December 2024 and met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using pre-test and post-test forms and standardized questionnaires.</p> Results <p>It was determined that 34.3% of the pregnant women in both the experimental and control groups were aged between 26 and 30 years. In the experimental group, 34.3% of the participants were high school graduates, whereas 34.3% of those in the control group were undergraduate graduates. The mean gestational week was 33.41 ± 7.25 in the experimental group and 20.79 ± 11.68 in the control group. Following the training intervention, disaster knowledge levels of pregnant women in the experimental group increased markedly, with no incorrect responses observed in the post-test assessment. A statistically significant difference was found between the post-test total scores of the Disaster Preparedness Scale in the experimental and control groups <b>(</b>t = 23.23, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001, Cohen’s d = 3.93), indicating a very large effect size of the training intervention. In contrast, no statistically significant difference was found between the pre-test scores of the two groups (t = − 1.04, <i>p</i> = 0.30).</p> Conclusions <p>The training provided to pregnant women, a vulnerable group, emphasized the importance of pre-disaster preparedness and increased their knowledge and awareness. These findings highlight the need to integrate disaster preparedness education into routine prenatal care programs and broader clinical practice.</p> Trial registration <p>Registration was made to the Iran Randomized Clinical Research Center on June 29, 2024, with the ID IRCT20240531061964N1.</p>

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The effect of disaster preparedness training on knowledge and preparedness levels of pregnant women: a randomized controlled study

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    2026年2月3日

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  • Eda Cangöl,
  • Elif Sena Yıldırım

摘要

Background

Effective disaster preparedness protects pregnant women, a disadvantaged group, and reduces potential harm.

Aim

This study was planned to determine the effects of training provided to pregnant women regarding disasters on their knowledge and disaster preparedness levels.

Methods

A total of 140 participants (70 in the experimental group and 70 in the control group) who attended the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinics of a state hospital in western Turkey between November 2023 and December 2024 and met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using pre-test and post-test forms and standardized questionnaires.

Results

It was determined that 34.3% of the pregnant women in both the experimental and control groups were aged between 26 and 30 years. In the experimental group, 34.3% of the participants were high school graduates, whereas 34.3% of those in the control group were undergraduate graduates. The mean gestational week was 33.41 ± 7.25 in the experimental group and 20.79 ± 11.68 in the control group. Following the training intervention, disaster knowledge levels of pregnant women in the experimental group increased markedly, with no incorrect responses observed in the post-test assessment. A statistically significant difference was found between the post-test total scores of the Disaster Preparedness Scale in the experimental and control groups (t = 23.23, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 3.93), indicating a very large effect size of the training intervention. In contrast, no statistically significant difference was found between the pre-test scores of the two groups (t = − 1.04, p = 0.30).

Conclusions

The training provided to pregnant women, a vulnerable group, emphasized the importance of pre-disaster preparedness and increased their knowledge and awareness. These findings highlight the need to integrate disaster preparedness education into routine prenatal care programs and broader clinical practice.

Trial registration

Registration was made to the Iran Randomized Clinical Research Center on June 29, 2024, with the ID IRCT20240531061964N1.