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Ranjbar M, Soleimani A A, Saleh Sedghpour B, Mohammadi Shahboulaghi F, Paton D, Noroozi M. Associating Factors With Public Preparedness Behavior Against Earthquake: A Review of Iranian Research Literature. Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly 2018; 3 (2) :67-76
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Associating Factors With Public Preparedness Behavior Against Earthquake: A Review of Iranian Research Literature
Maryam Ranjbar1 , Ali Akbar Soleimani2 , Bahram Saleh Sedghpour 3, Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi1 , Douglas Paton4 , Mehdi Noroozi1
1- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Institute for Humanities and Social Studies, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Educational Psychology, School of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran. , sedghpour@srttu.edu
4- Department of Psychology, School of Psychological and Clinical Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Abstract:   (6231 Views)
Local preparedness against earthquakes has been recently highlighted in research and policies on disaster management and risk reduction promotion in Iran. To advance the understanding of public preparedness and how it can be applied in diverse localities, further information is required about the predictors of people’s adoption of mitigation activities and earthquake preparedness. A synthesis of the available published research results on earthquake preparedness and the influencing factors in Iran are presented in this literature review. It emphasizes the complexity of both the concept of preparedness and the contextual factors that mediate its adoption. The predominant roles of public awareness, trusted information resources, social capital and community collaboration as predictors are discussed. 
Keywords: Earthquake, Preparedness, Public awareness, Community collaboration, Iran
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Received: 2017/06/8 | Accepted: 2017/10/15 | Published: 2018/01/1
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