Gender in disaster: Elderly caregiver circumstances during the Great East Japan Earthquake example study of rural coastal area in Iwate prefecture

[MP2-08] Gender in disaster: Elderly caregiver circumstances during the Great East Japan Earthquake example study of rural coastal area in Iwate prefecture

Miwako Kitamura (Tohoku University Graduate school of Engineering)

Many older adults died in the Great East Japan Earthquake who were engaged in care-givers. In this study, we clarified what kind of behavior the woman who was involved in the care for the older adults who lived in the Kirikiri area in Otuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. This research analyzes the testimony of "live proof," which is a collection of testimonies of the bereaved of the people who lost in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Not only that, this study conducted using interviews and statistics data of survivors.