@article{ref1,
title="Evaluating perceived emergency preparedness and household preparedness behaviors: results from a CASPER Survey in Fairfax, Virginia",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2019",
author="Ferguson, Rennie W. and Kiernan, Shawn and Spannhake, Ernst W. and Schwartz, Benjamin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-7",
abstract="ABSTRACTObjectives:Using data collected from a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) conducted in Fairfax Health District, Virginia, in 2016, we sought to assess the relationship between household-level perceived preparedness and self-reported preparedness behaviors. <br><br>METHODS: Weighted population estimates and 95% confidence intervals were reported, and Pearson's chi-squared test was used to investigate differences by group. <br><br>RESULTS: Examining responses to how prepared respondents felt their household was to handle a large-scale emergency or disaster, an estimated 7.4% of respondents (95% CI: 4.3-12.3) reported that their household was &quot;completely prepared,&quot; 37.3% (95% CI: 31.4-43.7) were &quot;moderately prepared,&quot; 38.2% (95% CI: 31.6-45.2) were &quot;somewhat prepared,&quot; and 14.4% (95% CI: 10.2-20.0) were &quot;unprepared.&quot; A greater proportion of respondents who said that their household was &quot;completely&quot; or &quot;moderately&quot; prepared for an emergency reported engaging in several behaviors related to preparedness. However, for several preparedness behaviors, there were gaps between perceived preparedness and self-reported readiness. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Community assessments for public health preparedness can provide valuable data about groups who may be at risk during an emergency due to a lack of planning and practice, despite feeling prepared to handle a large-scale emergency or disaster.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2019.48",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.48"
}