Assessing the Perceived Serious Needs of People Affected by the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake in Türkiye

Öz

After an earthquake, evaluating human needs, protecting lives, optimizing resource distribution, and ensuring a well-coordinated and effective intervention for natural disaster emergencies are crucial. On February 6, 2023, Türkiye was struck by two major earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.6. The aim of this study is to identify the perceived vital needs of individuals affected by the earthquake in Türkiye using the Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER). This descriptive, cross-sectional study is part of the QuakeCare Project, which was conducted in collaboration with Yenimahalle Municipality and Hacettepe University to assess the perceived health needs of individuals affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquake. The study was completed with 245 individuals affected by the earthquake. In the early post-earthquake phase, coping with distress, access to aid, and income or livelihood were identified as the three most reported needs by the affected individuals. The study emphasized the importance of humanitarian organizations, governments, and NGOs targeting affected regions and delivering assistance promptly.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• earthquake
• humanitarian
• natural hazards
• need assessment
• HESPER

Türkiye'de Kahramanmaraş Depreminden Etkilenen Insanların Algılanan Ciddi İhtiyaçlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Deprem sonrası insan ihtiyaçlarının değerlendirilmesi, yaşamların korunması, kaynak dağılımının optimize edilmesi ve doğal afet acil durumlarına iyi koordine edilmiş ve etkili bir müdahale sağlanması için çok önemlidir. Türkiye, 6 Şubat 2023 tarihinde büyüklükleri 7,8 ve 7,6 olan iki önemli depremle sarsılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye'de İnsani Acil Durum Ortamlarında Algılanan İhtiyaçlar Ölçeğini (HESPER) kullanarak depremden etkilenen insanlar tarafından algılanan hayati ihtiyaçları belirlemektir. Bu tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel çalışma, QuakeCare Projesi'nin bir parçasıdır. The QuakeCare, Türkiye'de Kahramanmaraş Depreminden Etkilenen İnsanların Algılanan Sağlık İhtiyaçlarının Değerlendirilmesi amacı ile Yenimahalle Belediyesi ve Hacettepe Üniversitesi iş birliği ile yürütülen bir projedir. Bu çalışma depremden etkilenen 245 kişi ile tamamlanmıştır. Araştırmada deprem sonrası erken dönemde; sıkıntıyla başa çıkma, yardım yolu ve gelir veya geçim kaynağı depremden etkilenen bireyler tarafından en sık bildirilen üç ihtiyaç olarak tanımlamıştır. Araştırmada yardım kuruluşları, hükümetler ve STK’ların etkilenen bölgeleri hedef alması ve bu bölgelere hızlı bir şekilde yardım ulaştırmasının önemi vurgulanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İnsani yardım
• Doğal afet
• ihtiyaç değerlendirme
• HESPER
• deprem

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