School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Sociology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Noakhali, Bangladesh.
BMJ Open. 2020 Nov 24;10(11):e039772. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039772.
Global climate change has produced growing natural disasters across the world especially in Global South. Different countries experience varied vulnerabilities depending on their geographical location, economic status and ability of management. In a highly disaster susceptible developing country like Bangladesh, many individuals experience a greater rate of natural disasters with devastating health effects. Compare with men, women have a higher incidence of mortality and health effects following natural disasters. The study aims to explore women's experience of physical and psychological health vulnerabilities with primary causes in natural disaster-affected areas of Bangladesh.
This is an exploratory mixed-method study comprising survey and in-depth interviews with equal priority to identify physical and psychological health vulnerabilities of women living in natural disaster-affected areas of Bangladesh. Quantitative data will be collected using self-administered sociodemographic and perceived severity instrument, 12-item Short-Form, Impact of Event Scale-Revised and Brief Coping Scale, while specific open-ended guidelines will be used for the qualitative part. The instruments will be translated into Bangla following the Brislin (1970) model of translation. The survey will be administered in paper copies, with at least 384 respondents, whereas 30 participants will be in-depth interviewed using an audio recorder. Survey data will be analysed using SPSS V.25 following descriptive and inferential statistics as required. The recorded open-ended responses will be transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Finally, both data sets will be integrated and synthesised according to the sequential mixed-method approach.
The study has been reviewed and approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of New England. The results will be actively disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations, social media, the internet and various community engagement activities.
全球气候变化在世界范围内引发了越来越多的自然灾害，尤其是在全球南方。不同国家因其地理位置、经济状况和管理能力的不同而面临不同程度的脆弱性。在孟加拉国这样一个极易受灾的发展中国家，许多人经历了更高频率的自然灾害，对健康造成了毁灭性的影响。与男性相比，女性在遭受自然灾害后，死亡率和健康影响更高。本研究旨在探讨孟加拉国自然灾害受灾地区妇女的身体和心理健康脆弱性及其主要原因。
这是一项探索性混合方法研究，包括调查和深入访谈，同等重视，以确定生活在孟加拉国自然灾害受灾地区的妇女的身体和心理健康脆弱性。使用自我管理的社会人口统计学和感知严重程度工具、12 项简明量表、事件影响量表修订版和简要应对量表收集定量数据，而定性部分将使用特定的开放式指南。仪器将按照 Brislin（1970 年）的翻译模式翻译成孟加拉语。调查将以纸质形式进行，至少有 384 名受访者，而 30 名参与者将使用录音机进行深入访谈。调查数据将使用 SPSS V.25 进行分析，根据需要进行描述性和推断性统计。记录的开放式回复将被转录并使用主题分析进行分析。最后，根据顺序混合方法，将两个数据集进行整合和综合。
该研究已得到新英格兰大学人类研究伦理委员会的审查和批准。研究结果将通过同行评议期刊、会议演讲、社交媒体、互联网和各种社区参与活动积极传播。
