Attitudes and knowledge to the occurrence of earthquakes in health personnel of Ica, 2016

Introduction: The human being is exposed to many threats according to the surrounding environment and Peru is no exception. The experiences of the natural disasters that have been occurring since the last years have highlighted the vulnerability of public health, where institutions fail to comply with prevention actions and the lack of preparedness of the population to cope to these natural disasters. As a response, the health sector is partofthedecision-makingprocesswithintheemergencyoperationalcommitteeforintersectoral coordination in crisis situations, where the balance of nature is altered and the human group residing in different scenarios is divided. Objetive: To determine the relationship between attitudes and knowledge regarding the occurrence of earthquakes in medical students and physicians at the Regional Hospital of Ica. Materials and Methods: Relational research level, analytical type, prospective and transversal. Made through a self-administered survey. Analysis using SPSS 24.0 applying linear and chi-square regression (p <0.05) and multivariate analysis using the logistic regression model. Results: Risk factors include academic degree, coexistence with people with disabilities, lack of experience in an earthquake, not joing to a brigade, not having taken a course in disaster prevention and low knowledge in the subject. (AU)