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Table 4 Student knowledge on fire prevention and response between project and non-project schools

From: Implementation of disaster risk reduction and management policies in a school setting in Lao PDR: a case study

Student-based survey item

Total (n = 869)

Project vs. non-project schools

p value a

School ID: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8

School ID: 2 and 5

n (n = 668)

%

n (n = 201)

%

I. Fire prevention

 Do you know that fire can happen anytime anywhere?

  Yes

22.0

112

16.8

79

39.3

 

  No

78.0

556

83.2

122

60.7

<  0.001

 Do you know what can be the cause of fire?

  Yes

35.0

273

40.9

31

15.4

 

  No

65.0

395

59.1

170

84.6

<  0.001

 Do you know what to do when the fire occurs?

  Yes

51.2

365

54.6

80

39.8

 

  No

48.8

303

45.4

121

60.2

<  0.001

 Do you know the emergency telephone number of fire service or police station?

  Yes

7.2

76

11.4

2

1.0

 

  No

92.8

593

88.6

199

99.0

<  0.001

 Do you know how to use fire extinguishers?

  Yes

20.8

172

25.7

9

4.5

 

  No

79.2

496

74.3

192

95.5

<  0.001

II. Fire response

 What should you do when fire occur in your school?

  Report to the teachers or school principal

   Yes

97.1

657

98.4

187

93.0

 

   No

2.9

11

1.6

14

7.0

<  0.001

  Call to fire service (police)

   Yes

92.1

614

91.9

186

92.5

 

   No

7.9

54

8.1

15

7.5

0.882

  Switch off all electrical equipment

   Yes

93.2

620

92.8

190

94.5

 

   No

6.8

48

7.2

11

5.5

0.522

  Evacuate the place

   Yes

84.7

577

86.4

159

79.1

 

   No

15.3

91

13.6

42

20.9

0.014

  Fight the fire

   Yes

8.7

68

10.2

8

4.0

 

   No

91.3

600

89.8

193

96.0

0.006

  Raise an alarm (shout out loud)

   Yes

90.9

605

90.6

185

92.0

 

   No

9.1

68

9.4

16

8.0

0.578

  Gather in assemble point

   Yes

85.0

583

87.3

156

77.6

 

   No

15.0

85

12.7

45

22.4

< 0.001

  1. aFisher’s exact test