Public perceptions and attitudes to biological risks
Saudi Arabia and regional perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3898455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saud Ali Alshehri (PhD Candidate, School of Engineering Cardiff University United Kingdom, corresponding author), Yacine Rezgui (0000-0002-5711-8400, Professor, School of Engineering Cardiff University United Kingdom), Haijiang Li (0000-0003-2551-3278, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering Cardiff University United Kingdom) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 799-815 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/disa.12179 |
| PMID | 26748769 |
| OpenAlex | W2226729539 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 69 |
Saudi Arabia has experienced frequent occurrences of biological disasters due to a wide range of generator factors, including natural disasters and epidemics. A national survey (n=1,164) was conducted across 13 regions of Saudi Arabia to examine public perceptions to the risk of a biological disaster. The primary results reveal: (a) a degree of knowledge about biological threats such as SARS and H5N1 flu, despite the lack of individual experience with disasters; (b) age, gender, education and faith are positively related to the perception of biological risk; and (c) a number of important community resilience factors exist, including faith, education and willingness. This study concludes that the development of adapted resilience strategies in disaster management can be achieved through public education and training involving cooperation with official organisations and religious authorities in the country to increase public awareness, knowledge and skills in mitigating biological threats
Emergency management · Environmental health · Faith · Geography · Injury prevention · Natural disaster · Perception · Poison control · Political science · Psychological resilience · Public health · Public relations · Resilience (materials science · Risk perception · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |