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"Es bueno tener siempre un plan": un estudio cualitativo de la preparación de los canadienses durante los cortes de
Vidursana Thiraviyarajah1, Abhinand Thaivalappil2, Fatih Sekercioglu1,2
1Environmental Applied Science and Management Program, https://ror.org/05g13zd79Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada.
Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
|August 22, 2025
Resumen
Los canadienses necesitan una mejor información y recursos para la seguridad alimentaria y del agua durante los cortes de energía. Comprender el comportamiento público es clave para prevenir los riesgos de enfermedad de los alimentos y el agua contaminados durante las emergencias.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud pública
- Preparación para las emergencias
- Seguridad de los alimentos
Sus antecedentes:
- Los cortes de energía y las inundaciones suponen un riesgo significativo de enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos y el agua.
- La preparación del consumidor es crucial para mitigar estos riesgos durante las emergencias.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar los comportamientos canadienses con respecto a la seguridad de los alimentos y el agua durante cortes de energía e inundaciones.
- Identificar los factores clave que influyen en la preparación para la seguridad alimentaria y del agua en el hogar.
Principales métodos:
- Estudio descriptivo cualitativo en el que se utilizan 6 grupos focales virtuales (n=48).
- Participantes reclutados en Ontario, Canadá, con experiencia previa en cortes de energía relacionados con el clima.
- Análisis temático aplicado para identificar temas emergentes.
Principales resultados:
- Surgieron cuatro temas clave: fuentes de información confiables y experiencias vividas, apoyo y recursos, factores más allá del control individual y determinantes psicosociales.
- Las experiencias vividas moldean significativamente las percepciones y la preparación.
- El acceso a información confiable y el apoyo de la comunidad son fundamentales.
Conclusiones:
- Es esencial una comunicación de riesgos dirigida que aborde conceptos erróneos.
- Los programas de incentivos y la planificación de la resiliencia de la comunidad pueden mejorar la seguridad.
- Se necesitan estrategias proactivas para reducir los riesgos de enfermedades entéricas durante las emergencias.
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