Factors Associated with Knowledge of Evacuation Routes and Having an Emergency Backpack in Individuals Affected by a Major Earthquake in Piura, Peru

Mario J. Valladares-Garrido (), Luis E. Zapata-Castro, Christopher G. Valdiviezo-Morales, Abigaíl García-Vicente, Darwin A. León-Figueroa, Raúl Calle-Preciado, Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas (), César Johan Pereira-Victorio and Cristian Díaz-Vélez
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Mario J. Valladares-Garrido: South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru
Luis E. Zapata-Castro: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura 20002, Peru
Christopher G. Valdiviezo-Morales: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura 20002, Peru
Abigaíl García-Vicente: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura 20002, Peru
Darwin A. León-Figueroa: Emerge, Emerging Diseases and Climate Change Research Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru
Raúl Calle-Preciado: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura 20002, Peru
Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas: Research Unit for Generation and Synthesis Evidence in Health, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, Peru
César Johan Pereira-Victorio: School of Medicine, Universidad Continental, Lima 15046, Peru
Cristian Díaz-Vélez: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Trujillo 13008, Peru

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-15

Abstract: Information on the prevention of earthquakes in Peru, a high-risk country, is still emerging. We determined the frequency and factors associated with knowledge of evacuation routes and the use of emergency backpacks in people affected by a major earthquake. A cross-sectional study using secondary data was conducted from August–December 2021 on people that experienced the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Piura, Peru on 30 July 2021. The outcome was self-reported knowledge of evacuation routes and the use of emergency backpacks. The association with self-reported earthquake preparation training, use of sources of information on earthquakes, and sociodemographic variables was investigated. A total of 69.5% of participants knew evacuation routes, and 46.3% had an emergency backpack. A higher frequency of knowledge of evacuation routes was associated with previous training (PR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.15–1.87), use of the media (PR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.06–1.72), having received information from the COEN (PR: 1.19; 95% CI: 1.02–1.40), and with a greater number of household members (PR: 1.03; 95% CI: 1.01–1.06). There is a high frequency of knowledge of evacuation routes among participants. However, basic notions of prevention culture are still needed. This research contributes to policy development on earthquake preparation at the community level.

Keywords: earthquakes; disaster prevention and mitigation; population education; access to information (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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