Understanding Mothers’ Worries about the Effects of Disaster Evacuation on Their Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Chisato Yamazaki and Hisao Nakai ()
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Chisato Yamazaki: School of Nursing, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Uchinada, Kahoku 920-0265, Ishikawa, Japan
Hisao Nakai: School of Nursing, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Uchinada, Kahoku 920-0265, Ishikawa, Japan

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: In Japan, there is an imminent threat of major earthquakes and floods. Children’s health is increasingly at risk from climate-change-related disasters. The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to mothers’ worries about the effects of evacuation on their children. Participants were mothers whose children attended a childcare center in one municipality in Ishikawa, Japan. A cross-sectional design was used. A questionnaire was developed based on previous studies, and it was used to conduct a survey. A total of 1298 individuals who provided valid data were included in the analysis. The following factors were related to mothers’ worries about the effects of evacuation on their children: not having prepared a grab bag as a disaster risk reduction strategy, having no neighbors to help them in case of disaster, having children aged <3 years, and having children with allergies. The mothers of children <3 years old with allergies who are unprepared and have no social support are likely to worry about evacuating their children. Policymakers must be aware that the mothers of children aged <3 years and the mothers of children with allergies experience substantial concerns about the effects of evacuation on their children.

Keywords: disaster preparedness; childcare center; allergy; anxiety about evacuating; grab bag for disaster risk reduction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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