An Awareness Study of Selected Marian Students and Personnel on the Proper Response in an Emergency Situation

Abstract

Due to its geographical location, the Philippines is more vulnerable and prone to disasters. Thus, the different natural disasters put the life of each individual in the country at risk. To avoid casualties, the national government conducts earthquake and fire drills to help the individuals be more aware and prepared in times of natural disasters. This research paper focuses mainly on the awareness of the Grades 10, 11, 12 students, and school personnel on the proper response to the different emergencies. This research is significant to know the awareness of the students and staff towards the appropriate response when it comes to various emergencies. The scope of this research focuses only on the Grade 10, 11, and 12 students and personnel of St. Mary’s College, Quezon City. This type of research is quantitative; therefore, the respondents answered a knowledge type questionnaire that was made by the researchers. From the Grades 10 -12 students, 15 students coming from each section were selected. A total of 110 respondents answered their questionnaire was based on their knowledge. In the different disasters stated above, seventy-six percent (76%) of the students, eighty-eight percent (88%) of the Non-Teaching Personnel, and seventy percent (70%) of the Basic Education Department Faculty answered the correct answer in question number one. The following items are about the General Evacuation Procedures from the Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management Manual of St. Mary’s College, Quezon City. The respondents will rank the following items from A-I and the students got a low score with twelve percent (12%), sixteen percent (16%), seventy-one percent(71%), seventeen percent (17%), twenty-nine percent (29%), sixteen percent (16%), thirteen percent (13%), eighteen percent (18%), and twenty-six percent (26%) of the correct answers respectively. The following questions are situational analysis that measures if the respondent knows what to do during a particular situation. For the first item, seventy-one percent (71%) of the students, ninety-four percent (94%) of the Non-Teaching Personnel, and ninety percent (90%) of the Basic Education Faculty got a correct answer. For the following items, the student respondents got a score ninety-seven percent (97%), ninety-four percent (94%), seventy-three percent (73%), and ninety-nine percent (99%) of items 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively. The data gathered states that the students and the personnel of St. Mary’s College, Quezon City, is aware of the following emergency procedures. The test was analyzed and interpreted by the researchers leading to a conclusion that answers the research question. From this study, it is recommended to be a source for future studies as it determines the level of awareness in terms of the different emergency procedures.