Risk Perception and Knowledge in Fire Risk Reduction in a Dong Minority Rural Village in China: A Health-EDRM Education Intervention Study

Emily Ying Yang Chan; Holly Ching Yu Lam; Phoebe Pui Wun Chung; Zhe Huang; Tony Ka Chun Yung; Kelvin Wai Kit Ling; Gloria Kwong Wai Chan; Cheuk Pong Chiu

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Emily Ying Yang Chan, Holly Ching Yu Lam, Phoebe Pui Wun Chung, Zhe Huang, Tony Ka Chun Yung, Kelvin Wai Kit Ling, Gloria Kwong Wai Chan, Cheuk Pong Chiu. Risk Perception and Knowledge in Fire Risk Reduction in a Dong Minority Rural Village in China: A Health-EDRM Education Intervention Study[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2018, 9(3): 306-318. doi: 10.1007/s13753-018-0181-x

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Emily Ying Yang Chan, Holly Ching Yu Lam, Phoebe Pui Wun Chung, Zhe Huang, Tony Ka Chun Yung, Kelvin Wai Kit Ling, Gloria Kwong Wai Chan, Cheuk Pong Chiu. Risk Perception and Knowledge in Fire Risk Reduction in a Dong Minority Rural Village in China: A Health-EDRM Education Intervention Study[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2018, 9(3): 306-318. doi: 10.1007/s13753-018-0181-x

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Emily Ying Yang Chan, Holly Ching Yu Lam, Phoebe Pui Wun Chung, Zhe Huang, Tony Ka Chun Yung, Kelvin Wai Kit Ling, Gloria Kwong Wai Chan, Cheuk Pong Chiu. Risk Perception and Knowledge in Fire Risk Reduction in a Dong Minority Rural Village in China: A Health-EDRM Education Intervention Study[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2018, 9(3): 306-318. doi: 10.1007/s13753-018-0181-x

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Risk Perception and Knowledge in Fire Risk Reduction in a Dong Minority Rural Village in China: A Health-EDRM Education Intervention Study

doi: 10.1007/s13753-018-0181-x

1 Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response(CCOUC), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;
2 Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK;
3 The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;
4 François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02138, USA;
5 Integrated Research on Disaster Risk(IRDR) International Centre of Excellence-CCOUC(ICoE-CCOUC), Hong Kong, China

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This study was supported by the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC) Medical Humanitarian Response and Disaster Development Fund, Wu Zhi Qiao Charitable Foundation, Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation, and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The authors would like to express sincere appreciation to Sharon Chow, Carman Ka Man Mark, Sida Liu, Clare Lee, Edward Cheung, Dr. Xue Guo, Dr. Chunlan Guo, Prof. Benjamin Yip, Prof. Kevin KC Hung, Aman Yee, and Carol Wong, the field teams of CCOUC, the student participants of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, and all the project volunteers for their valuable contributions to this intervention program.

Available Online: 2021-04-26

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Abstract

Fire is one of the major disasters in rural communities but evidence of the effectiveness of education interventions against fire risks is limited. This was a 2-year study assessed the effectiveness of face-to-face Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) education interventions for raising fire risk reduction knowledge in a fire-prone rural ethnic minority community. The study was conducted in various pre-set time points of an intervention-based project in a Dong-based community in Nanjiang Village, Guizhou Province in 2015 and 2016 to increase knowledge among the villagers about how to reduce general- and electrical-fire risks. Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires were used to evaluate the effectiveness of increasing fire risk-related knowledge through these interventions, immediately after the 2015 and 2016 interventions, and 17 months after the 2015 intervention. The knowledge of using fire blanket, recalling the correct emergency telephone number, unplugging unused electrical appliances, and not using water to extinguish electrical fires had immediately improved after the interventions. Subjects demonstrated a better understanding that fire blankets can fight a blaze if used appropriately, and that knowledge was sustained for 17 months. The interventions were effective in improving fire prevention and response knowledge. Targeted interventions should be organized according to communities’ culture, the evolution of economic prosperity and lifestyle practices.
- Dong village,
- Fire risk education,
- Fire risk perception,
- Fire risk reduction,
- Health education,
- Rural China,
- Health-EDRM

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