Internet usage and knowledge of radiation health effects and preventive behaviours among workers in Fukushima after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident
Internet usage and knowledge of radiation health effects and preventive behaviours among workers in Fukushima after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident
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DOI：
10.1136/emermed-2013-202955
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发表时间：
2014-10-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Koyama, Kikuo
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作者：
Kanda, Hideyuki;Takahashi, Kenzo;Koyama, Kikuo
背景福岛第一核电站事故（FDNPPA）是世界上第二大核电站事故。在它发生的时候，互联网的使用率在日本高达80%.Objectives比较健康知识的辐射和预防行为的成年人在福岛核灾难后的工业中就业的互联网用户和非用户之间的比较。方法我们进行了一项横断面问卷调查，在福岛工业中就业的成年人在FDNPPA后3-5个月。对象是参加福岛职业健康促进中心举办的健康讲座的1394名正式工人。在应用选择标准后，有1119名合格的参与者。调查问卷要求提供有关FDNPPA的个人特征和主要信息来源，以及核事故后有关辐射和预防行为的健康知识。结果在符合条件的受访者中，637人（56.9%）是互联网用户，482人（43.1%）是非用户。互联网用户比非用户拥有更多的健康知识（互联网用户平均有4.6种与辐射相关的健康状况，而非用户有3.6种）和更多的预防行为（互联网用户平均有2.6种行为，而非用户有1.9种）。Logistic回归分析显示，互联网使用与辐射健康知识（OR 1.13; 95%CI 1.08 ~ 1.20）和预防行为（OR 1.14; 95%CI 1.07 ~ 1.23）呈正相关。互联网是在紧急情况下（如核灾难）向公众发布信息的有用方法。
Background The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident (FDNPPA) was the world's second largest nuclear power plant accident. At the time that it occurred, internet usage prevalence in Japan was as high as 80%.Objectives To compare health knowledge on radiation and preventive behaviour between internet users and non-users among adults employed in industries in Fukushima after the nuclear disaster.Methods We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire study among adults employed in industries in Fukushima 3-5 months after the FDNPPA. Targets were 1394 regular workers who took part in health seminars provided by the Fukushima Occupational Health Promotion Center. After applying the selection criteria, there were 1119 eligible participants. The questionnaire asked for personal characteristics and main sources of information about the FDNPPA, as well as health knowledge on radiation and preventive behaviours following the nuclear accident. We assessed the contribution of each variable using logistic regression analysis.Results Among the eligible respondents, 637 workers (56.9%) were internet users and 482 (43.1%) were non-users. Internet users had more health knowledge than non-users (average 4.6 radiation-related health conditions in internet users vs 3.6 conditions in non-users) and more preventive behaviours (average 2.6 behaviours in internet users vs 1.9 in non-users). According to logistic regression analyses, internet usage was positively associated with greater health knowledge on radiation (OR 1.13; 95% CI 1.08 to 1.20) and more preventive behaviours (OR 1.14; 95% CI 1.07 to 1.23).Conclusions Internet usage was significantly and positively associated with greater health knowledge and more preventive behaviours. The internet is a useful method of distributing information to the general public in emergency situations such as a nuclear disaster.