Factors associated with household flood preparedness in Songkhla old town Thailand
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Issued Date
2025-04-01
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eISSN
25900617
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105006525965
Journal Title
Progress in Disaster Science
Volume
26
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Progress in Disaster Science Vol.26 (2025)
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Thapa S., Toyoda Y., Laosee O., Janmaimool P., Buadit T., Noisangiam N., Rattanapan C. Factors associated with household flood preparedness in Songkhla old town Thailand. Progress in Disaster Science Vol.26 (2025). doi:10.1016/j.pdisas.2025.100441 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/110531
Title
Factors associated with household flood preparedness in Songkhla old town Thailand
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Abstract
This study investigates household disaster preparedness in Songkhla Old Town, Thailand, a culturally significant area vulnerable to floods. Using the Protection Motivation Theory framework, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 450 households to assess preparedness levels and identify associated factors. Our findings revealed that disaster preparedness knowledge emerged as the strongest predictor of household preparedness (β = 0.539, p < 0.001), followed by perceived disaster risk (β = 0.202, p < 0.001) and perceived disaster consequences (β = 0.193, p < 0.001). Community preparedness and support (β = 0.134, p < 0.001) and governmental preparedness (β = 0.126, p = 0.003) also positively influenced preparedness behaviors, while anxiety showed a negative relationship (β = −0.124, p = 0.010). Notably, socio-demographic characteristics did not significantly predict preparedness, suggesting the importance of local cultural and institutional context. These findings underscore the need for multi-faceted interventions integrating individual-level factors like knowledge with community-level factors like social cohesion and governmental support.