TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Disaster management in low- and middle-income countries: scoping review of the evidence base
JO  - Emergency medicine journal
A1  - Lee, Andrew Chee Keng
A1  - Booth, Andrew
A1  - Challen, Kirsty
A1  - Gardois, Paolo
A1  - Goodacre, Steve
SP  - e78
EP  - e83
VL  - 31
IS  - e1
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Globally, there has been an increase in the prevalence and scale of disasters with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) tending to be more affected. Consequently, disaster risk reduction has been advocated as a global priority. However, the evidence base for disaster management in these settings is unclear. METHODS: This study is a scoping review of the evidence base for disaster management in LMIC. Potentially relevant articles between 1990 and 2011 were searched for, assessed for relevance and subsequently categorised using a thematic coding framework based on the US Integrated Emergency Management System model. RESULTS: Out of 1545 articles identified, only 178 were from LMIC settings. Most were of less robust design such as event reports and commentaries, and 66% pertained to natural disasters. There was a paucity of articles on disaster mitigation or recovery, and more were written on disaster response and preparedness issues. DISCUSSION: Considerably more articles were published from high-income country settings that may reflect a publication bias. Current grey literature on disaster management tends not to be peer reviewed, is not well organised and not easy to access. The paucity of peer-reviewed publications compromises evidence review initiatives that seek to provide an evidence-base for disaster management in LMIC. As such, there is an urgent need for greater research and publication of findings on disaster management issues from these settings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1472-0205
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203298
ID  - ref1
ER  -