Perception, Knowledge and Behaviors Related to Typhoon

A Cross Sectional Study among Rural Residents in Zhejiang, China

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15514037
AutoresWenchao Zhang (0000-0003-4267-003X, Shandong University), Wei Wang (0000-0001-5806-2368, Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Lin Jun-fen (0000-0002-3184-2070, Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Ying Zhang (0000-0001-6214-2440, The University of Sydney), Xiaopeng Shang (0000-0002-6500-8762, Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Xin Wang (0000-0003-2833-6940, Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau), Meilin Huang (0000-0003-4762-2061, Ningbo Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Shike Liu (0009-0002-8504-9163, Ningbo Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Wei Ma (0000-0002-1727-4206, Shandong University, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume14
Fascículo5
Páginas492-492
Data de publicação2017-05-06
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph14050492
PMID28481262
OpenAlexW2611842001
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas7

(1) The objective of this study was to assess the risk perceptions, attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors related to typhoon among rural residents in Zhejiang province of China. A cross-sectional study was conducted among rural residents in Zhejiang province, China. Information was collected from 659 participants using a structured questionnaire. Univariate analysis and multivariable analysis were used to analyze the data. Participants were most concerned about property damage, followed by their health and life. Television, short message service (SMS), relatives and friends were the most common information sources. Most people had not been educated with disaster prevention measures. The complementary log-log (CLL) model showed that understanding typhoon warning signal, preparation time, risk perception of health damage and life threat, and fears of typhoon were independent predictors of adoption of coping behaviors. We found that: 1. Residents' risk perception of health and life threat caused by typhoon is inadequate; 2. There is a gap between residents' cognition or knowledge and behavior in rural areas; 3. The government should further make strategies to develop educational activities, in order to eliminate the gap and improve the ability of preparing for typhoon among rural residents

China · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Geography · Injury prevention · Meteorology · Occupational safety and health · Perception · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Typhoon · Disaster Management and Resilience · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research