What motivates people to take precautionary action against earthquake risk in Istanbul?

1. What motivates people to take precautionary action against earthquake risk in Istanbul? Sıdıka Tekeli Yeşil 1 , Necati Dedeoğlu 2 , Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer 1 and Marcel Tanner 1 1 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland 2 Akdeniz University, Medical Faculty, Department of Public Health, Antalya, Turkey

2. - There will be storms, trees will fall down, houses will collapse, terrible things will happen. -When? -10 years later. -10 years later? -Oooo.... O..... Piyale Madra, Ademler ve Havvalar

3. Introduction Mitigation and preparedness activities at individual level are important to reduce damage from hazards and loss of life, but people do not appear to be concerned about preparing themselves for hazards

8. No. of measures that had been taken within SELs in each districts Results

9. Frequency of the measures taken by the respondents in the districts and in total 30 (3%) 15 (3%) 15 (3%) The individual was a member/volunteer of a related nongovernmental or CBO organization 128 (11%) 70 (13%) 58 (10%) Relevant training had been attended 221 (20%) 87 (16%) 134 (24%) An earthquake bag/kit was kept 240 (21%) 122 (22%) 118 (21%) A fire extinguisher had been obtained 241 (22%) 108 (19%) 133 (24%) Food had been stored in anticipation of an earthquake 336 (30%) 147 (26%) 189 (34%) Important documents had been secured 362 (32%) 163 (29%) 199 (36%) A family disaster plan had been drawn up 423 (38%) 136 (24%) 287 (51%) Earthquake insurance had been obtained 443 (39%) 213 (38%) 230 (41%) High furniture had been secured to the wall (partly or all) 546 (49%) 277 (49%) 269 (48%) A flashlight was kept near the bed 575 (51%) 144 (26%) 431 (77%) The building had been tested for construction quality N (%) N (%) N (%) Total LRD / Beykoz HRD / Bakırköy Measures that had been taken

10. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the factors predicting the likelihood of getting prepared for an earthquake 1 OR: Odds Ration; * p<0.05; **p<0.01; *** p<0.001; n.s: not significant; 1 refers to reference group 1.5* n.s 1 35-54 years old 55< 16-34 Age 1.5* n.s 1 Often - Always No such situation Never - Seldom General safety score (safety belt usage in car) 1.5* 1 7-11 action stimulating attitudes <7 Attitude score 1.7** 1 Owns Rents and others Tenure 1.9** 1 1.6** 1 1.5** 1 (Spontaneously) Knew ≥ 2 earthquake measures Did not know or know 1 measure Knew how to behave during an earthquake Did not know Scientific explanation about what an earthquake is Non- scientific explanations Knowledge about earthquakes and measures 2.0*** 1 Participated in rescue and solidarity activities in past earthquakes Not participated Earthquake experience 2.4*** 1 Higher risk area (Bakırköy) Lower risk area (Beykoz) Location of the home 2.6*** 2.4*** 1 Higher Education- University Education Middle School – High School Illiterate – Primary School Education Level OR 1 Factor