Characterizing Household Perceived Evacuation Behaviors in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 2020-2021.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Pub Date : 2025-01-17 DOI:10.1017/dmp.2024.269

Sumera Jiva, Arianna Hanchey, Stephanie Kieszak, Amy Schnall

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Abstract

Objective: Evacuation can reduce morbidity and mortality by ensuring households are safely out of the path of, and ensuing impacts from, a disaster. Our goal was to characterize potential evacuation behaviors among a nationally representative sample.

Methods: We added 10 questions to the existing Porter Novelli's (PN) ConsumerStyles surveys in Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Fall 2021.We conducted a weighted analysis using SAS 9.4 to examine distributions and estimate associations of potential evacuation behaviors of each survey separately.

Results: When asked about barriers to evacuation if public authorities announced a mandatory evacuation because of a large-scale disaster, ~7% reported nothing would prevent them from evacuating. Over half of respondents across the 3 surveys (51.1%-52.4%) had no preparedness plans, and almost two-thirds of respondents (63.7%-66.2%) did not have an emergency supply kit.

Conclusions: Knowing potential evacuation behaviors can help frame messages and provide a starting point for interventions to improve disaster preparedness and response. Overall, data show that there is much work to be done regarding evacuation behaviors and overall preparedness in the United States. These data can be used to tailor public messaging and work with partners to increase knowledge about evacuation.

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2019 -2021年COVID-19大流行期间美国家庭感知疏散行为的特征

目的：疏散可以通过确保家庭安全远离灾害的路径和随之而来的影响来降低发病率和死亡率。我们的目标是在一个具有全国代表性的样本中描述潜在的疏散行为。方法：我们在现有的2020年秋季、2021年春季和2021年秋季波特Novelli （PN）消费者风格调查中增加了10个问题。我们使用SAS 9.4进行加权分析，分别检查每个调查的分布并估计潜在疏散行为的关联。结果：当被问及如果公共当局因大规模灾害而宣布强制撤离时，撤离的障碍时，约7%的人表示没有什么能阻止他们撤离。在3次调查中，超过一半的受访者（51.1%-52.4%）没有应急计划，近三分之二的受访者（63.7%-66.2%）没有应急供应包。结论：了解潜在的疏散行为可以帮助构建信息框架，并为干预措施提供起点，以提高备灾和响应能力。总的来说，数据显示，在美国，关于疏散行为和整体准备工作还有很多工作要做。这些数据可用于定制公共信息，并与合作伙伴合作，以增加有关疏散的知识。

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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4.40

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7.40%

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258

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness is the first comprehensive and authoritative journal emphasizing public health preparedness and disaster response for all health care and public health professionals globally. The journal seeks to translate science into practice and integrate medical and public health perspectives. With the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax attacks, the tsunami in Indonesia, hurricane Katrina, SARS and the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic, all health care and public health professionals must be prepared to respond to emergency situations. In support of these pressing public health needs, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness is committed to the medical and public health communities who are the stewards of the health and security of citizens worldwide.