IMPROVING THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 adopted “Build Back Better” which involves consideration of the community to be encouraged to use their effort and their resources to participate in disaster risk reduction.  Resources devoted to community preparedness can often be minimal and the evaluation of such efforts is not systematic. This study aimed to perform a systematic review of articles that cover the interventions of community disaster preparedness.  Articles involving the interventions used to improve disaster preparedness in the community which were published during 2000-2023 and appeared in the international electronic databases, namely PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar, were reviewed.  The study quality was assessed with the criteria adapted from the Joana Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Tool.  Of 705 publications initially identified, 10 studies (five randomized control trials, three community-engaged research, and two quasi-experimental research design) were eligible to be included in the review.  The combination of discussions and disaster drill were the most studied of the interventions, and were therefore the most effective community preparedness intervention.  By systematically exploring the type of intervention for disaster preparedness, this systematic review gives essential information to develop an intervention to improve community involvement for disaster risk reduction.