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Disaster Preparedness Among Women With a Recent Live Birth in Hawaii – Results From the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2016

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2021

Penelope Strid ,
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok ,
Marianne Zotti ,
Holly B. Shulman ,
Jane Awakuni ,
L. Duane House ,
Brian Morrow ,
Judy Kern ,
Matthew Shim  and
Sascha R. Ellington
Penelope Strid*
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA, USA Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok
Affiliation:
Hawaii State Department of Health – Family Health Services Division, Honolulu, HI, USA
Marianne Zotti
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA, USA Zotti Consulting, Bella Vista, AR, USA
Holly B. Shulman
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
Jane Awakuni
Affiliation:
Hawaii State Department of Health – Family Health Services Division, Honolulu, HI, USA
L. Duane House
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
Brian Morrow
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
Judy Kern
Affiliation:
Hawaii State Department of Health – Office of Public Health Preparedness, Honolulu, HI, USA
Matthew Shim
Affiliation:
Hawaii State Department of Health – Family Health Services Division, Honolulu, HI, USA
Sascha R. Ellington
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
*
Corresponding Author: Penelope Strid, Email: pstrid@cdc.gov
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Abstract

Objective:

The aim of this study was to examine emergency preparedness behaviors among women with a recent live birth in Hawaii.

Methods:

Using the 2016 Hawaii Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, we estimated weighted prevalence of 8 preparedness behaviors.

Results:

Among 1010 respondents (weighted response rate, 56.3%), 79.3% reported at least 1 preparedness behavior, and 11.2% performed all 8 behaviors. The prevalence of women with a recent live birth in Hawaii reporting preparedness behaviors includes: 63.0% (95% CI: 58.7-67.1%) having enough supplies at home for at least 7 days, 41.3% (95% CI: 37.1-45.6%) having an evacuation plan for their child(ren), 38.7% (95% CI: 34.5-43.0%) having methods to keep in touch, 37.8% (95% CI: 33.7-42.1%) having an emergency meeting place, 36.6% (95% CI: 32.6-40.9%) having an evacuation plan to leave home, 34.9% (95% CI: 30.9-39.2%) having emergency supplies to take with them if they have to leave quickly, 31.8% (95% CI: 27.9-36.0%) having copies of important documents, and 31.6% (95% CI: 27.7-35.8%) having practiced what to do during a disaster.

Conclusions:

One in 10 women practiced all 8 behaviors, indicating more awareness efforts are needed among this population in Hawaii. The impact of preparedness interventions implemented in Hawaii can be tracked with this question over time.

Keywords

HawaiipostpartumPRAMSpreparedness
Type
Original Research
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , October 2022 , pp. 2005 - 2014
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