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Students’ preparedness for disasters in schools: a systematic review protocol
- Source :
- BMJ Paediatrics Open, BMJ Paediatrics Open, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2020), BMJ Paediatrics Open, 4(1):e000913. BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMJ Publishing Group, 2020.
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Abstract
- IntroductionChildren are one of the most vulnerable groups in disasters. Improving students’ knowledge and skills to prepare for disasters can play a major role in children’s health. School as a place to teach children can make a significant contribution to provide the necessary skills. This study aims to identify the effects, strengths and weaknesses of interventions in schools to prepare children for disasters.Methods and analysisWe use Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to develop a protocol for this systematic review. The included studies will report on the results of interventions targeting ‘schoolchildren’ defined as individuals between 4 and under 18 years old studying in schools. Different electronic databases will be used for a comprehensive literature search, including MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials and EMBASE to identify the records that match the mentioned inclusion criteria published till December 2020. The main search terms are ‘disaster’, ‘preparedness’, ‘children’ and ‘school’. Four types of data will be extracted from the qualified studies including study characteristics (study design, year of publication and geographical region where the study was conducted), participant characteristics (sample size, age and gender), intervention characteristics (aim of intervention, intervention facilitators and barriers) and intervention outcomes. The quality appraisal of the selected papers will be conducted using Cochrane Collaboration’s Risk of Bias for quantitative studies and Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist for qualitative studies. We use a narrative synthesis for this systematic review. The narrative synthesis refers to an approach to systematic reviews which focuses mostly on applying words and texts to summarise and explain findings.Ethics and disseminationThis paper is a part of a Ph.D. thesis of Hamed Seddighi at University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences with ethics code IR.USWR.REC.1399.008 approved by the Ethics Committee of the above-mentioned university.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020146536.
- Subjects :
- 021110 strategic, defence & security studies
Medical education
education
0211 other engineering and technologies
Psychological intervention
Poison control
02 engineering and technology
CINAHL
PsycINFO
adolescent health
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
03 medical and health sciences
Critical appraisal
0302 clinical medicine
Systematic review
Preparedness
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Protocol
030212 general & internal medicine
Psychology
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23999772
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e91c76d1fbf824869876ca4afc03bf12