TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Self-efficacy and barriers to disaster evacuation in Hong Kong
JO  - International journal of public health
A1  - Newnham, Elizabeth A.
A1  - Balsari, Satchit
A1  - Lam, Rex Pui Kin
A1  - Kashyap, Shraddha
A1  - Pham, Phuong
A1  - Chan, Emily Y. Y.
A1  - Patrick, Kaylie
A1  - Leaning, Jennifer
SP  - 1051
EP  - 1058
VL  - 62
IS  - 9
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-8556
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1036-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -