TY - JOUR T1 - The Disaster Preparedness among Health Care Workers in Holy Mosques at Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia A1 - Ammar Abdullah Attar JF - International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Allied Sciences JO - Int J Pharm Res Allied Sci SN - 2277-3657 Y1 - 2022 VL - 11 IS - 4 DO - 10.51847/oFnKuUJ6pJ SP - 41 EP - 51 N2 - Saudi Arabia is annually receiving the largest mass gathering in the world, who come to perform Hajj or Umrah within a confined time and place. To assess preparedness for disasters at three health institutes in Holy mosques from the perspectives of the health workers. A cross-sectional study design, 314 health workers were selected randomly from Makkah health center (n=151), Madinah health center (n=68), and Al Ansar hospital (n=95) who responded to questionnaire adopted to assess preparedness for disaster. A significantly greater percentage of workers in Makkah center (79.5%) indicated that there is a disaster plan, comparable to those in Al Ansar hospital (61.1%) or Madinah health center (60.3%) (p UR - https://ijpras.com/article/the-disaster-preparedness-among-health-care-workers-in-holy-mosques-at-makkah-and-madinah-saudi-ara-ik1tfcgroihties ER -