title: Pregnant Women's Awareness of Social Capital in the Great East Japan Earthquake-Affected Areas of Miyagi Prefecture: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.
abstract: We aimed to clarify the correlation between the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and pregnant women's awareness of social capital 3 to 9 months after the tsunami disaster.
  
  
  
  We analyzed data on responses to a questionnaire by 7451 pregnant women in their second to third trimesters. The proportions of social capital-related items were calculated in the north and south coastal areas of Miyagi Prefecture and were compared with national samples. The factors associated with social capital were estimated by use of multivariate logistic regression analyses.
  
  
  
  The proportion of women feeling that they had helpful neighbors was higher (69.0% vs 56.7%, P=0.0005), the proportion of women regarding their communities as safe and secure was lower (51.7% vs 62.4%, P=0.002), and the proportion of women feeling that most people were trustworthy was lower (23.7% vs 32.9%, P=0.006) in the north coastal area than nationwide. Such differences were not observed in the less severely affected south coastal area. Age of 35 years or older, extended family, college or university graduation, and being multiparous were associated with the feeling of having helpful neighbors.
  
  
  
  The current status of pregnant women's awareness of social capital in disaster-affected areas was revealed. Continuous monitoring and support may be necessary to address this issue.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:355-364).
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan.
authors.forename: Hidekazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishigori
authors.affiliation: 3Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization,Tohoku University,Miyagi,Japan.
authors.forename: Toshie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishigori
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Kasumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Taku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obara
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Metoki
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan.
authors.forename: Zen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan.
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwama
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishikuro
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tatsuta
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Ichiko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuriyama
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Ikuma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arima
authors.affiliation: 2Environment and Genome Research Center,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan(Dr H Nishigori, Ms Sakurai, Mr Mizuno, Dr Metoki, Dr Obara, Dr Ishikuro, Dr Tatsuta, Dr Nishijima, Dr Kuriyama, Dr Fujiwara, Dr Arima, Dr Nakai, Dr Yaegashi).
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.affiliation: 7Clinical Research,Innovation and Education Center,Tohoku University Hospital,Miyagi,Japan.
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Miyagi,Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yaegashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001364:Awareness; D055866:Earthquakes; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D066270:Social Capital; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: psychological warfare; social capital; tsunamis