Emergency Preparedness in Tennessee Women with a Recent Live Birth.
Matern Child Health J
; 27(8): 1335-1342, 2023 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess emergency preparedness (EP) actions in women with a recent live birth.METHODS:
Weighted survey procedures were used to evaluate EP actions taken by women with a recent live birth responding to an EP question assessing eight preparedness actions as part of the 2016 Tennessee Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey. Factor analysis was used to group preparedness actions.RESULTS:
Overall, 82.7% [95% Confidence Interval (CI) 79.3%, 86.1%] of respondents reported any preparedness actions, with 51.8% (95% CI 47.2%, 56.4%) completing 1-4 actions. The most common actions were having supplies at home (63.0%; 95% CI 58.5%, 67.4%), an evacuation plan for children (48.5%; 95% CI 43.9%, 53.2%), supplies in another location (40.2%; 95% CI 35.6%, 44.7%), and a communication plan (39.7%; 95% CI 35.1%, 44.2%). Having personal evacuation plans (31.6%; 95% CI 27.3%, 36.0%) and copies of documents in alternate locations (29.3%; 95% CI 25.0%, 33.5%) were least common. Factor analysis yielded three factors having plans, having copies of documents, and having supplies. Specific preparedness actions varied by education and income level. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE Most Tennessee women (about 8 in 10 women) with a recent live birth reported at least one EP action. A three-part EP question may be sufficient for assessing preparedness in this population. These findings highlight opportunities to improve public health education efforts around EP.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Defesa Civil
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Matern Child Health J
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article