@article{ref1,
title="Self-efficacy and barriers to disaster evacuation in Hong Kong",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2017",
author="Newnham, Elizabeth A. and Balsari, Satchit and Lam, Rex Pui Kin and Kashyap, Shraddha and Pham, Phuong and Chan, Emily Y. Y. and Patrick, Kaylie and Leaning, Jennifer",
volume="62",
number="9",
pages="1051-1058",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To investigate specific challenges to Hong Kong's capacity for effective disaster response, we assessed perceived barriers to evacuation and citizens' self-efficacy. <br><br>METHODS: Global positioning system software was used to determine random sampling locations across Hong Kong, weighted by population density. The resulting sample of 1023 participants (46.5% female, mean age 40.74 years) were invited to complete questionnaires on emergency preparedness, barriers to evacuation and self-efficacy. Latent profile analysis and multinomial logistic regression were used to identify self-efficacy profiles and predictors of profile membership. <br><br>RESULTS: Only 11% of the sample reported feeling prepared to respond to a disaster. If asked to evacuate in an emergency, 41.9% of the sample cited significant issues that would preclude them from doing so. Self-efficacy was negatively associated with barriers to disaster response so that participants reporting higher levels of self-efficacy cited fewer perceived barriers to evacuation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Hong Kong has established effective strategies for emergency response, but concerns regarding evacuation and mobilisation remain. The findings indicate that improving self-efficacy for disaster response has potential to increase evacuation readiness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.1007/s00038-017-1036-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1036-8"
}