Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea.
Department of Nursing, Research Institute for Basic Science, Hoseo University, Asan 31499, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 18;18(10):5401. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18105401.
Bioterrorism is destructive enough to cause a societal collapse, and preparation for bioterrorism is imperative. This study aims to identify the factors influencing preparedness for bioterrorism among Koreans. A total of 1050 subjects were included in the study, which were allocated according to region and age in proportion to population. An online survey was used to examine the following factors: participants' general characteristics; cognitive factors including perceived probability, perceived seriousness, perceived personal impact, perceived coping efficacy, and perceived resilience; social-contextual factors including perceived governmental preparedness and perceived front-line preparedness; affective responses including affective response to terrorism and anxiety; and bioterrorism preparedness. The factors influencing the level of preparedness for bioterrorism included age, marital status, experience of bioterrorism education, perceived personal impact, perceived coping efficacy, perceived resilience, and perceived front-line preparedness. The factors that most significantly affected the level of preparedness for bioterrorism were perceived coping efficacy and perceived front-line preparedness, with an R of 41.4%. Relevant education and public relations programs should be strengthened to help citizens minimize their exposure and known to inform relevant institutions in the event of suspected bioterrorism, and front-line responders should cultivate their ability to respond to bioterrorism quickly and accurately.
生物恐怖主义具有足够的破坏力，足以导致社会崩溃，因此必须做好应对生物恐怖主义的准备。本研究旨在确定影响韩国人应对生物恐怖主义准备程度的因素。共有 1050 名受试者参与了这项研究，他们根据地区和年龄按人口比例进行了分配。采用在线调查的方式，调查了以下因素：参与者的一般特征；认知因素，包括感知概率、感知严重程度、感知个人影响、感知应对效能和感知恢复力；社会环境因素，包括感知政府准备程度和感知一线准备程度；情感反应，包括对恐怖主义的情感反应和焦虑；以及生物恐怖主义准备程度。影响生物恐怖主义准备程度的因素包括年龄、婚姻状况、生物恐怖主义教育经历、感知个人影响、感知应对效能、感知恢复力和感知一线准备程度。对生物恐怖主义准备程度影响最大的因素是感知应对效能和感知一线准备程度，R 为 41.4%。应加强相关教育和公共关系计划，帮助公民尽量减少暴露，并在疑似生物恐怖主义事件发生时通知相关机构，一线应对人员应培养快速准确应对生物恐怖主义的能力。
