Identification of disaster-vulnerable communities by use of census data prior to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
; 9(1): 19-28, 2015 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The role of the community is becoming increasingly recognized as a crucial determinant of human health, particularly during a disaster and during disaster recovery. To identify disaster-vulnerable communities, we sought factors related to communities in need of support by using census information from before the Great East Japan Earthquake.METHODS:
We identified vulnerable communities by using a needs-assessment survey conducted 6 to 12 months after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, as indicated by higher proportions of households with at least 1 of 3 major support needs (medical, elderly, psychological, and dwelling environment). The associations between the need for support and 9 demographic characteristics of the community from census data prior to the Great East Japan Earthquake were examined for 71 communities by use of logistic regression analysis.RESULTS:
The need for elderly support was positively associated with the proportions of aged people (odds ratio [OR]=1.5; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2-1.8) and one-person households (OR=1.3; 95% CI 1.0-1.7), whereas the need for psychological support was associated with the proportion of people engaged in agriculture (OR=4.6; 95% CI 1.0-20.7). The proportion of fisheries was negatively associated with the need for dwelling environment support (OR=0.5; 95% CI 0.3-0.9).CONCLUSIONS:
The consideration of simple demographic characteristics from the census may be useful for identifying vulnerable communities and preparing for future disasters.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Evaluación de Necesidades
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Poblaciones Vulnerables
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Planificación en Desastres
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Desastres
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Terremotos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón