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Disaster preparedness knowledge and training needs among emergency department nurses in two tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar evaluated through a cross-sectional study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-026-05339-8

Published Online: 2026-09-12

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Authors

Pari, Bakht

Khan, Sumbal https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8703-7907
Arooj, Anam

Sylvester, Sheeza

Zafar, Soha

Nazir, Misha

Khan, Ruby https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5419-1944
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Article History

Received: 24 May 2026

Accepted: 1 September 2026

First Online: 12 September 2026

Declarations

Ethical approval: The study was approved by the Family Care Center Hayatabad Ethical Committee (Approval Code: 6236–24, dated 1 January 2024), in accordance with institutional and national guidelines. Formal institutional permissions for staff recruitment were obtained from the Nursing Directorates and Institutional Review Boards of both Lady Reading Hospital and Khyber Teaching Hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants.

Consent to publish: Not applicable – this manuscript contains no individual person’s data in any form.

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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