西班牙南部热浪的信仰和行为
Aaron Metzger1, Yuval Baharav2, Peter Mitchell1
1Marketing for Change, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA.
概括
许多人在热浪期间采取预防措施, 但很大一部分人觉得不受影响. 了解这些信仰和人口结构对于促进热浪安全的公共卫生干预至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生
- 环境健康
- 社会科学
背景情况:
- 极端高温对公众健康构成重大风险.
- 了解热浪期间公众的感知和行为对于有效的健康策略至关重要.
- 西班牙南部是一个频繁,严重的热浪地区.
研究的目的:
- 研究有关热浪的信仰,个人预防行为和人口因素之间的关系.
- 确定在极端高温事件中采取保护措施的可能性较低的子组.
主要方法:
- 一项调查于2022年5月对西班牙南部的1051名居民 (25至90岁) 进行.
- 收集的数据包括有关热浪的信念,报告的预防行为和人口信息.
主要成果:
- 大多数参与者从事避免热浪 (80.5%),减少冲击 (63.7%) 或亲社会行为 (31.6%).
- 然而,25.9%的人认为他们不需要担心热浪.
- 那些有"无透"信念 (感知脆弱性低) 的人不太可能改变他们的行为.
- 人们的信仰和行为与人口特征有着温和的关联.
结论:
- 公共卫生信息应该解决关于热浪风险的"无"信念.
- 在热浪准备策略中必须考虑风险感知和行为的人口差异.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施,
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