Community perceptions of protective practices to prevent ash exposures around sakurajima volcano, Japan

This study explored the contextual factors that motivate people to use respiratory protection

Abstract

This study explored the contextual factors that motivate people to use respiratory protection. 皇冠体育app study found that societal and cultural context factors, such as how risk is perceived in communities, influence people鈥檚 motivation to use facemasks.

皇冠体育appse findings, alongside a manual on how communities can protect themselves from breathing volcanic ash, can inform how agencies and governments promote mask use.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme

Citation

J. Covey, C.J. Horwell, R. Ogawa, T. Baba, S. Nishimura, M. Hagino, C. Merli, Community perceptions of protective practices to prevent ash exposures around Sakurajima volcano, Japan, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 46, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101525.

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Published 2 July 2021