Awareness of the implementation of stable iodine prophylaxis by parental guardians living in the urgent protective action planning zone of an operating nuclear power plant in Japan

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 2235 - 9
• Main Authors: Matsunaga, Hitomi, Orita, Makiko, Taira, Yasuyuki, Takamura, Noboru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08.12.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Disease prevention; Dosage and administration; Drug dosages; Emergency response; Female; Fukushima Nuclear Accident; Humans; Iodine; Ionizing radiation; Japan; Kindergarten; Local government; Nuclear accidents & safety; Nuclear Power Plants; Parents; Planning; Potassium iodide; Pre-distribution; Pregnancy; Prophylaxis; Questionnaires; Radiation; Radiation dosage; Radiation effects; Radioisotopes; Regression analysis; Risk communication; Safety and security measures; Side effects; Stable iodine; Thyroid cancer; Urgent protective action planning zone; Japan; Stable iodine; Urgent protective action planning zone; Pre-distribution; Child

The aim of this study was to clarify the characteristics and awareness of the need for protection against ionizing radiation, such as sheltering, evacuation, and implementing stable iodine prophylaxis, of guardians parenting young children living in an urgent protective action planning zone (UPZ) of...