Tsunami inundation after the Great East Japan Earthquake and mortality of affected communities

Abstract Objective To examine the relationship between mortality rate and tsunami inundation after the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in 2011. Study design Cross-sectional study. Methods One hundred and fifty-five town or village sections in Ishinomaki, Myagi Prefecture, were included in this st...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2015-10, Vol.129 (10), p.1390-1397
Main Authors: Ishiguro, A, Yano, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Earthquakes
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Inundation depth
Japan - epidemiology
Landform
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Natural disaster
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Tsunami
Tsunamis
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Objective To examine the relationship between mortality rate and tsunami inundation after the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in 2011. Study design Cross-sectional study. Methods One hundred and fifty-five town or village sections in Ishinomaki, Myagi Prefecture, were included in this study. Three areas in the city were classified by characteristic landforms: plains area ( n = 114), ria coastal area ( n = 27) and Kitakami riverside ( n = 14). The correlation coefficient between tsunami inundation depth and mortality rate was calculated for each area, and the differences between the areas were examined. Furthermore, multivariate analyses adjusted for the characteristics of the sections were conducted using census data taken before the GEJE. Results An association was found between inundation depth and mortality rate for Ishinomaki as a whole ( r  = 0.65, P  
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2015.06.016