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dc.contributor.author | ., A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bi, P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Grant, J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Walker, I. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Augoustinos, M. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2013; 10(6):2164-2184 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/79348 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Heat waves are considered a health risk and they are likely to increase in frequency, intensity and duration as a consequence of climate change. The effects of heat waves on human health could be reduced if individuals recognise the risks and adopt healthy behaviours during a heat wave. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of risk perception using a heat wave scenario and identify the constructs of the health belief model that could predict adaptive behaviours during a heat wave. A cross-sectional study was conducted during the summer of 2012 among a sample of persons aged between 30 to 69 years in Adelaide. Participants’ perceptions were assessed using the health belief model as a conceptual frame. Their knowledge about heat waves and adaptive behaviours during heat waves was also assessed. Logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the predictors of risk perception to a heat wave scenario and adaptive behaviours during a heat wave. Of the 267 participants, about half (50.9%) had a high risk perception to heat waves while 82.8% had good adaptive behaviours during a heat wave. Multivariate models found that age was a significant predictor of risk perception. In addition, participants who were married (OR = 0.21; 95% CI, 0.07–0.62), who earned a gross annual household income of ≥$60,000 (OR = 0.41; 95% CI, 0.17–0.94) and without a fan (OR = 0.29; 95% CI, 0.11–0.79) were less likely to have a high risk perception to heat waves. Those who were living with others (OR = 2.87; 95% CI, 1.19–6.90) were more likely to have a high risk perception to heat waves. On the other hand, participants with a high perceived benefit (OR = 2.14; 95% CI, 1.00–4.58), a high “cues to action” (OR = 3.71; 95% CI, 1.63–8.43), who had additional training or education after high school (OR = 2.65; 95% CI, 1.25–5.58) and who earned a gross annual household income of ≥$60,000 (OR = 2.66; 95% CI, 1.07–6.56) were more likely to have good adaptive behaviours during a heat wave. The health belief model could be useful to guide the design and implementation of interventions to promote adaptive behaviours during heat waves. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Derick A. Akompab, Peng Bi, Susan Williams, Janet Grant, Iain A. Walker and Martha Augoustinos | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | MDPI | - |
dc.rights | © 2013 MDPI AG (Basel, Switzerland) | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10062164 | - |
dc.subject | Climate change | - |
dc.subject | heat waves | - |
dc.subject | health belief model | - |
dc.subject | risk perception | - |
dc.subject | adaptive behaviours | - |
dc.subject | Australia | - |
dc.title | Heat waves and climate change: applying the health belief model to identify predictors of risk perception and adaptive behaviours in Adelaide, Australia | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph10062164 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Bi, P. [0000-0002-3238-3427] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Grant, J. [0000-0002-3421-5603] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Augoustinos, M. [0000-0002-7212-1499] | - |
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