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Objective: In recent years, the frequency and variety of disasters we have experienced have been increasing. Reducing the damages of disasters will be possible with social and individual measures. Disaster awareness trainings in the disaster preparation phase are great importance. This study was conducted to examine the disaster awareness and disaster preparedness knowledge levels of refreshment university students who received disaster awareness training. Materials and Methods: The participants consisted of students enrolled in the Alanya Refreshment University Project in the autumn term of the 2023-2024 academic year and voluntarily participated in the study. The research was applied in a pre-test post-test design by applying pre-training and post-training scales. A total of 32 people participated in the study. 78.1% of the participants were female, 21.9% were male, 75.0% were in the age range of 65-70 years, 43.8% were undergraduate and associate degree graduates, and 93.8% they had not received disaster awareness training before. Results: The differences between the Disaster Readiness (DR) and General Disaster Belief (GDB) scale total mean scores before and after the disaster awareness training given for 4 hours within the scope of Refreshment University Project were statistically significant (p≤0.05). While the pre-test 29,00±6,96 post-test 35,50±11,04 p=0,029, the pre-test 94,16±18,27 and post-test 103,83±19,75 p=0,041 were found. Conclusion: As a result of the study, significant increases were found in the total mean scores of the disaster preparedness and general disaster belief perception scales of the disaster awareness training.

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