Awareness and Preparedness of Pupils Towards Disaster Risk Reduction Management: Basis for Intervention Program

Abstract

The study focuses on the awareness and preparedness for disaster among intermediate students. This study employed the quantitative research design using descriptive and correlational methods. The stratified random sampling was used, and a total of one hundred eighty-six (186) upper elementary students from a selected school in the division of Davao del Sur, Philippines. The study results reveal that the level of awareness of disaster risk reduction management among elementary pupils was similarly very high with an overall mean of (x̄= 4.39, SD= 0.46). Results also revealed that the level of disaster risk reduction management preparedness of the students is high with an overall mean of (x̄= 4.39, SD= 0.46). Furthermore, the results showed that the awareness of disaster risk reduction management and the preparedness for disaster risk reduction management among elementary pupils show a significant relationship between the variables. Overall, this study equips students with a critical understanding of preventive measures of awareness and preparedness for disaster risk reduction management, regardless of their grade level.