Awareness of the causes, impact and solutions to global warming among undergraduate students from different schools in the University of The Gambia

Kah, Matty; Kargbo, Alpha; Mendy, Pierre A.; Jawo, Edrisa; Mendy, Edward

doi:10.4314/gjg.v13i3.12

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“…This result was supported by [10] in Egypt who conducted a study entitled "Impact of awareness program regarding health consequences of climate change on knowledge, perception and daily life practices among nursing students" found that the mean age of nursing students was 20.2±1.58. While, this finding in disagreement with [11] in Gambia, who studied "Awareness of the causes, impact and solutions to global warming among undergraduate students from different schools in the university" found that only 46% of the respondents in the study were between the ages of 21 and 25.This may be due to the sample of students had enrolled in the fourth academic year at Faculty of Nursing. Related to sex, the current study showed that near three fifth of nursing students were females.…”

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Assessment of Nursing Students’ Awareness regarding Climate Change

Abdel Nabi,

Shafik,

Saad

2023

Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice

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Background: Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humankind today and great challenge for the health sector. Aim: The study aims to assess nursing students' awareness regarding climate change. Study Design: Descriptive design was utilized. Setting: This study conducted in Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University. Sample: A convenience sample of 200 nursing students from 4th year. Results: 42% of studied nursing students had satisfactory knowledge, 63% of them had negative attitudes and 39.5% of them had inadequate reported practices regarding climate change. Conclusion:More than two fifths of the studied nursing students had satisfactory knowledge, near two thirds of them had negative attitudes and about two fifths of them had inadequate reported practices regarding climate change. Also there was a highly statistical significant correlation between nursing students' total level of knowledge, their attitudes & reported practices regarding climate change Recommendations: Implement an educational program to raise awareness about climate change and its adverse health effects.

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Assessment of Nursing Students’ Awareness regarding Climate Change

Abdel Nabi,

Shafik,

Saad

2023

Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice

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Assessing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Environmental Behavior Related to Global Warming and Its Impact on The Marine and Coastal Environment: An Instrument-Making

Sarkity,

Fernando,

Pratama

2024

BIO Web Conf.

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Global warming has been a serious problem faced by the world for hundreds of years. The main cause is human activity. With the impact of global warming increasingly felt, especially in marine and coastal areas, environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour need to be instilled in humans to overcome this problem. The success of education in instilling these things needs to be measured with a valid instrument. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour related to global warming and its impact on the marine and coastal environment. This study consists of content validity involving 5 validators, then empirical validity testing and reliability testing involving 129 students. The results of the study showed that expert assessments stated that the developed instrument was valid. The results of the empirical validity test and reliability test also stated that the instrument was valid and reliable for use. This shows that the instrument can be used to measure environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour related to global warming and its impact on the marine and coastal environment.

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Knowledge and attitude of general population towards climate change and its impact on health in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt

Hussein,

Ibrahim

2024

J. Egypt. Public. Health. Assoc.

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Background Recently, climate change (CC) has garnered significant global attention. It has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental issues, resulting in a multitude of adverse impacts on human well-being and health. This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of the general population in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt, about CC and its impact on health, identify factors affecting the general population’s knowledge about CC, and highlight methods to solve this problem. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out on the general population in Ismailia governorate, Egypt. A snowball sample of participants (n = 150) was enrolled in the study by distributing an online Google form containing a structured self-administered questionnaire. Results The participants had an average knowledge score of 27.42 ± 14.42, with 60% considered knowledgeable. About 54% knew the main cause of CC. Around 75% were aware of the environmental impacts of CC, and 69.3% knew about the effects on human health. Based on the questionnaire’s results, 76.7% of respondents believed that increasing afforestation helps in the mitigation of CC and 77.3% believed that governments bear the responsibility for CC. Approximately 85% regarded increasing green spaces as an effective method to reduce CC on the country level. On an individual level, usage of energy-saving products was the most-favored option chosen by participants to help in reducing CC (82%). Gender, education level, and place of residence were significant factors affecting knowledge about CC. Conclusions Over 50% of the participants were knowledgeable about CC and the role of human activities in CC. Therefore, public awareness campaigns utilizing prominent media such as television and social media should be launched to improve CC literacy. These campaigns should be more directed at males, and people with lower levels of education and who live in rural areas in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.

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Awareness of the causes, impact and solutions to global warming among undergraduate students from different schools in the University of The Gambia

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Assessment of Nursing Students’ Awareness regarding Climate Change

Assessment of Nursing Students’ Awareness regarding Climate Change

Assessing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Environmental Behavior Related to Global Warming and Its Impact on The Marine and Coastal Environment: An Instrument-Making

Knowledge and attitude of general population towards climate change and its impact on health in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt

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