Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Emerg Med J. 2013 Apr;30(4):287-91. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2011-201000. Epub 2012 May 16.
The nuclear power plant accidents in Fukushima resulted in a widespread release of radioactive substances in the Fukushima prefecture.
To clarify what factors led to precautions among general workers who displayed preventive behaviours against radiation following the nuclear disasters in Fukushima.
Descriptive study of preventive behaviours among general workers 3-5 months following the nuclear disasters. The subjects were 1394 regular workers who took part in radiation seminars conducted by the Fukushima Occupational Health Promotion Center between July and August 2011. Of 1217 responses, 1110 eligible responses were included in this study. This anonymous questionnaire survey was asking for characteristics and questions on preventive behaviours following the nuclear disasters. The authors assessed the contribution of each variable by a logistic regression analysis.
Keeping track of environmental radiation levels and washing hands and gargling were significantly more frequent among female subjects, older age and workers residing up to approximately 80 km away from the power plants. Washing hands and gargling were also related with living with children. Wearing a mask when leaving home and buying bottled water were significantly more often observed with female subjects and workers residing up to 80 km. Refraining from going outdoors was positively associated with workers residing up to 80 km and workers living with children.
These results provide information that may help with the targeting of health information after a nuclear disaster. This may contribute to determining an order of priority when distributing information after a nuclear disaster.
福岛核电站事故导致福岛县放射性物质广泛释放。
阐明导致福岛核灾难后，普通工人采取辐射预防行为的因素。
对核灾难后 3-5 个月普通工人预防行为进行描述性研究。研究对象为 2011 年 7 月至 8 月期间参加福岛职业健康促进中心举办的辐射研讨会的 1394 名正式工人。在 1217 份回复中，有 1110 份符合条件的回复被纳入本研究。这项匿名问卷调查询问了核灾难后工人的特征和预防行为问题。作者通过逻辑回归分析评估了每个变量的贡献。
跟踪环境辐射水平、洗手和漱口在女性、年龄较大和距离核电站约 80 公里以内的工人中更为频繁。洗手和漱口也与与儿童同住有关。离家时戴口罩和购买瓶装水在女性和距离核电站 80 公里以内的工人中更为常见。避免户外活动与距离核电站 80 公里以内和与儿童同住的工人呈正相关。
这些结果提供了可能有助于核灾难后健康信息定位的信息。这有助于确定核灾难后信息分发的优先顺序。
