Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.26, sa.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
The sustainability of the healthcare system in the face of the devastating effects of earthquakes is directly dependent on the earthquake literacy levels of healthcare professionals who play critical roles in times of crisis. This study was conducted with 525 participants in order to evaluate the earthquake literacy levels of healthcare professionals in Turkey in terms of knowledge, attitude and behavior dimensions and to examine the relationship with various variables. In the study, designed with the descriptive survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, data were collected using the "Earthquake Literacy Scale"; t-test and ANOVA were used in the analyses. Research findings revealed that the general earthquake literacy level of the participants was high; competence increased in the participation and responsibility dimensions, but the behavioral dimension remained weak compared to other dimensions. Especially the low rates of "preparing a disaster bag" and "creating a family disaster plan" show that despite their high cognitive awareness, healthcare professionals experience a deficiency in transforming this knowledge into concrete preparedness behaviors. Analyses show that knowing the institutional disaster plan, having command of assembly areas and experiencing the loss of a loved one have a positive and significant effect on the literacy level; No statistically significant difference was found in the variables of gender and past earthquake experience. Consequently, to increase the disaster resilience of health professionals, practical training and simulation-based behavioral development strategies integrated into undergraduate curricula are needed rather than simply transferring theoretical knowledge