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Disaster Preparedness Among Populations in Shenzhen, China, With and Without Chronic Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2022

Yu-Ju Qin ,
Jia-Hong Liu ,
Yao-Jie Xie ,
Shao-ling Wang ,
Xian-liang Liu Open the ORCID record for Xian-liang Liu [Opens in a new window] ,
Alice Yuen Loke  and
Bei-Rong Mo
Yu-Ju Qin
Affiliation:
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
Jia-Hong Liu
Affiliation:
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
Yao-Jie Xie
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Shao-ling Wang
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Xian-liang Liu
Affiliation:
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
Alice Yuen Loke*
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Bei-Rong Mo*
Affiliation:
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China
*
Corresponding authors: Bei-Rong Mo, Email: limo1988@163.com; Alice Yuen Loke, Email: alice.yuen.loke@polyu.edu.hk
Corresponding authors: Bei-Rong Mo, Email: limo1988@163.com; Alice Yuen Loke, Email: alice.yuen.loke@polyu.edu.hk
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Abstract

Objective:

This survey examined and compared the disaster perception and preparedness of 2421 residents with and without chronic disease in Shenzhen, China.

Methods:

The participants were recruited and were asked to complete a survey in 2018.

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.

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.

Keywords

disaster preparednessdisaster planningperceptions of disasterchronic disease
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e82
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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