The Development of a General Disaster Preparedness Belief Scale Using the Health Belief Model as a Theoretical Framework

İnal, Ebru; Altıntaş, Kerim Hakan; Doğan, Nuri

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“…Earthquakes are one of the most dangerous natural hazards that occur suddenly, uncontrollably, and unpredictably. they cause physical, psychological, and social damages in human societies [1]. Over the past two decades, 800 million people have been injured by natural disasters.…”

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“…Theoretically, in the HBM, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy (the beliefs of individuals in their ability to prepare for disaster) predict behavior [1,9,10].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are a few studies that have used behavioral change models in the disaster area [5]. The Haraoka and Inal used the health belief model to develop a questionnaire for earthquake preparedness [1,11].…”

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Earthquake Preparedness of Households and Its Predictors Based on Health Belief Model

Rostami-Moez

Rabiee-Yeganeh

Shokouhi

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Background : Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters in which many people are injured, disabled, or died. Although Iran has only one percent of the world's population, its earthquake-related deaths are six percent. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the level of earthquake preparedness of households and its predictors using the Health Belief Model (HBM) . Methods : This observational descriptive and analytical study was conducted on 933 households in Hamadan province, located in the west of Iran, in 2019. Multistage random cluster sampling was used for selecting the participants. The inclusion criteria were being at least 18 years old and being able to answer the questions. A questionnaire was used for data collection including earthquake preparedness, awareness of earthquake response, predictors of earthquake preparedness based on the HBM, and demographic information. Analysis of variance, independent t-test, and a linear regression model was used . Results : The mean age of participants was approximately 38.29 ±12.80 years. Furthermore, 60.83% of the participants did not complete a post-secondary education. The earthquake preparedness was low (approximately 30%) among households. There was a significant relationship between earthquake preparedness and gender, homeownership, marriage status, and previous earthquake experience (P <0.001). Regarding the HBM constructs, perceived benefits, cues to action, and self-efficacy were significant predictors of earthquake preparedness (P <0.01). conclusions: Earthquake preparedness was insufficient. Besides, perceived benefits, cues to action, and self-efficacy were predictors of earthquake preparedness. It is suggested that health providers take into account these predictors for designing future interventions. Keywords : Crises, Hazards, Health promotion, Health education, Natural disasters, Safety

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Earthquake Preparedness of Households and Its Predictors Based on Health Belief Model

Rostami-Moez

Rabiee-Yeganeh

Shokouhi

et al. 2020

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“…Earthquakes are one of the most disturbing natural disasters that their occurrence does not recognize the place and time, often occurring suddenly and uncontrollably, causing many physical, psychological, and social damages in human societies 1 . Over the past two decades, 800 million people have been injured by natural disasters.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The Health Belief Model (HBM) describes the decision-making process that individuals use to adopt a health-promoting behavior 9 . Theoretically, in the HBM, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy (the beliefs of individuals in their ability to prepare for disaster) predict behavior 1,9,10 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Earthquake Preparedness of Households and Its Predictors Based on Health Belief Model

Rostami-Moez

Rabiee-Yeganeh

Shokouhi

et al. 2019

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Background: Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters in which many people are injured, disabled, or dead each year. Although Iran has only one percent of the world's population, its earthquake-related deaths are six percent. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the level of earthquake preparedness of households and its predictors using the Health Belief Model (HBM).Methods: This study was conducted on 933 households in Hamadan province, located in the west of Iran, in 2019. Multistage random cluster sampling was used for selecting the participants. The inclusion criteria were having at least 18 years old and being able to answer the questions. A questionnaire was used for data collection including earthquake preparedness, awareness of earthquake response, predictors of earthquake preparedness based on the HBM, and demographic information. Analysis of variance, independent t-test, and a linear regression model were used.Results: The mean age of participants was approximately 38.29 ±12.80 years. Furthermore, 60.83% of participants had less than post-secondary education. Earthquake preparedness was poor and about 30%. There was a significant relationship between earthquake preparedness and gender, home ownership, marriage status, and previous earthquake experience (p <0.001). Regarding the HBM constructs, perceived benefits, cues to action, and self-efficacy had significant predictors of earthquake preparedness (p <0.01).Conclusions: Regarding the low earthquake household preparedness, community intervention for improving households' preparedness for earthquake based on the HBM is recommended. Intervention can be designed considering cues to action, self-efficacy, and perceived benefits.

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The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the psychological preparedness for disaster threat scale

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The Development of a General Disaster Preparedness Belief Scale Using the Health Belief Model as a Theoretical Framework

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Earthquake Preparedness of Households and Its Predictors Based on Health Belief Model

Earthquake Preparedness of Households and Its Predictors Based on Health Belief Model

Earthquake Preparedness of Households and Its Predictors Based on Health Belief Model

The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the psychological preparedness for disaster threat scale

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