Factors associated with international humanitarian aid appeal for disasters from 1995 to 2015: A retrospective database study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 18; no. 6; p. e0286472
• Main Authors: Cheng, Lenard, Hertelendy, Attila J., Hart, Alexander, Law, Lawrence Siu-Chun, Hata, Ryan, Nouaime, Georgina, Issa, Fadi, Echeverri, Lina, Voskanyan, Amalia, Ciottone, Gregory R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.06.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Casualties; Classification; Confidence intervals; Disaster relief; Disaster victims; Disasters; Earth Sciences; Earthquake damage; Earthquakes; Economic aspects; Health aspects; Humanitarian aid; Humanitarianism; Insects; International aid; Mann-Whitney U test; Medical care, Cost of; Missing data; People and Places; Regression analysis; Research and Analysis Methods; Seismic activity; Services; Social aspects; Statistical analysis; Variables; Volcanic activity; United States; Iran; Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia; United States > US; Africa

International humanitarian aid during disasters should be needs-based and coordinated in response to appeals from affected governments. We identify disaster and population factors associated with international aid appeal during disasters and hence guide preparation by international humanitarian aid...