TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Disaster preparedness among populations in Shenzhen, China, with and without chronic disease
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Qin, Yu-Ju
A1  - Liu, Jia-Hong
A1  - Xie, Yao-Jie
A1  - Wang, Shao-Ling
A1  - Liu, Xian-Liang
A1  - Loke, Alice Yuen
A1  - Mo, Bei-Rong
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This survey examined and compared the disaster perception and preparedness of 2421 residents with and without chronic disease in Shenzhen, China. <br><br>METHODS: The participants were recruited and were asked to complete a survey in 2018. <br><br>RESULTS: Three types of disasters considered most likely to happen in Shenzhen were: typhoons (73.5% vs 74.9%), major transport accidents (61.5% vs 64.7%), and major fires (60.8% vs 63.0%). Only 5.9% and 5% of them, respectively, considered infectious diseases pandemics to be likely. There were significant differences between those with and without chronic disease in disaster preparedness, only a small percentage could be considered to have prepared for disaster (20.7% vs 14.5%). Logistic regression analyses showed that those aged 65 or older (odds ratio [OR] = 2.76), who had attained a Master's degree or higher (OR = 2.0), and with chronic disease (OR = 1.38) were more prepared for disasters. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Although participants with chronic disease were better prepared than those without, overall, Shenzhen residents were inadequately prepared for disasters and in need of public education.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.354
ID  - ref1
ER  -