Descriptive study on child-rearing families in Rikuzentakata, Tsunami affected area of Great East Japan Earthquake 2011.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463274
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: KOMAGATA Tomoko (阿部朋子) 長崎大学, 熱帯医学研究所, 客員研究員 (70361368)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IWASAKI Yutaka 千葉大学, 大学院園芸学研究科, 准教授 (70316040)
• Research Collaborator: TAKAHASHI Mami ; OOKI Tomoharu ; SUGAWARA Mikiko ; SASAKI Mitsuko ; SASAKI Aki ; USUI Izumi
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 母子保健 / 子育て支援 / 多職種連携 / 災害看護

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To describe the real situation and daily life of child-rearing mothers/families, an ethnographic study was conducted in Rikuzentakata city, one of the severe affected area of the Great-East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 2011. After building a good relationship with local medical/social welfare professionals through support activities, conduct interviews to 8 mothers with 0 to 4 years old children, and professionals to collect background information of the area.
As results, mothers faced difficulties related with "space" rather than health issues. Their new life at temporary houses required them to different attention such as sounds by child-rearing, and/or habit based on local culture. Also Safety and security were big issues for mothers with small children. Large-scale public construction has both of hope and worry; air pollution by dust and traffic jam of heavy vehicle.

Free Research Field

災害看護学、熱帯公衆衛生学、国際保健学