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Carers' perceptions of harm and the protective measures taken to safeguard children's health against inhalation of volcanic ash: A comparative study across Indonesia, Japan and Mexico
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction ( IF 5 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-19 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102194
Judith Covey , Lena Dominelli , Claire J. Horwell , Laksmi Rachmawati , Ana Lillian Martin-del Pozzo , Maria Aurora Armienta , Fentiny Nugroho , Ryoichi Ogawa

Volcanic ash contains potentially toxic elements which could affect human health. There is a paucity of research focusing on the impact of airborne volcanic emissions on the health of children, and on their exposure reduction. Children's carers (parents/guardians) are critical to their protection, so documenting their perceptions of the health risk and their knowledge of how to reduce their children's exposure is an important first step to increase our understanding of how risks are acted upon. This article reports the findings of a survey of 411 residents with caring responsibilities for children aged 12 and under in communities near the active volcanoes of Sakurajima in Japan, Merapi in Indonesia, and Popocatépetl in Mexico. Informed by the Protective Action Decision Model (PADM) and Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), we investigated their perceptions of the health effects and harmful consequences of the ash on their children, how important they thought it was to protect them, and the protective actions taken. The Indonesian carers were the most concerned and motivated to protect their children, although, in all three countries, the large majority of carers had adopted protective measures that they perceived to be most effective, such as keeping windows and doors closed. Path analysis illustrated how the connection between perceptions of harm/worry and importance of protection could partially account for higher motivation levels to protect children, in the Indonesian carers. We discuss the key messages conveyed through the findings that are of relevance for policy, practice and training in all three countries.



中文翻译:

照顾者对伤害的看法以及为防止儿童健康吸入火山灰而采取的保护措施:印度尼西亚,日本和墨西哥的比较研究

火山灰中含有可能会影响人体健康的潜在有毒元素。很少有研究集中在空中火山排放对儿童健康的影响以及减少儿童的接触方面。儿童看护者(父母/监护人)对于他们的保护至关重要,因此,记录他们对健康风险的看法以及对如何减少孩子的暴露程度的了解,是增进我们对如何应对风险的理解的重要的第一步。本文报道了对日本樱花岛,印度尼西亚默拉皮岛和墨西哥波波卡特佩特火山附近社区的411名居民的照顾12岁及以下儿童的调查结果。受到保护行动决策模型(PADM)和保护动机理论(PMT)的通知,我们调查了他们对烟灰对孩子的健康影响和有害后果的看法,他们认为保护烟灰对他们的重要性以及采取的保护措施。印度尼西亚的看护者最关心并最有保护孩子的动力,尽管在这三个国家中,绝大部分的看护者都采取了他们认为最有效的保护措施,例如保持门窗关闭。路径分析表明,在印度尼西亚的看护者中,伤害/忧虑与保护的重要性之间的联系如何部分解释了保护儿童的更高动机。我们讨论了通过调查结果传达的与三个国家的政策,实践和培训相关的关键信息。

更新日期:2021-04-21
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