ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Association between Health Literacy and Radiation Anxiety among Residents after a Nuclear Accident: Comparison between Evacuated and Non-Evacuated Areas.
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- The Environmental Health Literacy of Italian General Population: The SPeRA Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Social and Mental Health Impact of Nuclear Disaster in Survivors: A Narrative Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Associated factors related to participation in general health checkup and survey of the effect of low-dose radiation exposure on health of residents of Fukushima Prefecture after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Analysis of the Training Effect of a Nursing Undergraduate Course on the Management of Radiation-Related Health Concerns-A Single Group Experiment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Communicative and Social Skills among Medical Students in Spain: A Descriptive Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Public Health Preparedness for and Response to Nuclear Disasters: An Editorial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Following the accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011, both experts and the national government provided insufficient information on radiation, leading to widespread distrust in the community. This study aimed at clarifying the association between anxiety about radiation and health literacy among residents in evacuation and non-evacuation areas in Fukushima. A questionnaire survey was sent to randomly sampled residents between August and October 2016, and data from 777 responses (38.9% valid response) were analyzed. The questionnaire assessed current radiation anxiety and discrimination and prejudice based on radiation exposure through seven items and communicative and critical health literacy through five items. Multiple regression analysis of the association between radiation anxiety and health literacy showed that the level of health literacy was significantly negatively associated with radiation anxiety in the evacuation areas (marginally in the non-evacuation areas) and marginally negatively associated with discrimination and prejudice in the evacuation areas but not in the non-evacuation areas. Therefore, improving health literacy could alleviate radiation anxiety.
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