Awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students of south India
Introduction: Global warming means average increase in the earth’s temperature and is considered as a major health issue of the 21st century. Objectives: To find out the awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students. Materials and Methods: Self administered questionnaire was...
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| description | Introduction: Global warming means average increase in the earth’s temperature and is considered as a major health issue of the 21st century. Objectives: To find out the awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students. Materials and Methods: Self administered questionnaire was used to collect information from 400 randomly selected school children of three different medium. Statistical analyses were performed with the chi-square and Fisher’s exact test. Ethical clearance, informed consent and assent were obtained. Results: More than three quarters (83.75%) of the participants stated cardiovascular and respiratory problem to be the major health issue due to global warming. Less than half (45.75%) participants ranked green house gases to be the major cause for global warming. Majority of the students (57.5%) were willing to walk or cycle instead of driving and only (12%) students were willing to plant trees for combating global warming. Male and female students exhibited significant difference in respect of their awareness and knowledge towards global warming (p<0.05). Conclusion: Periodic health education regarding global warming is still needed to increase awareness and knowledge among the school students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1875868820074ef3bca7ec55dbf05a722022-12-21T19:49:53ZengAl Ameen Medical CollegeAl Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences0974-11430974-11432015-07-010803230234Awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students of south IndiaJitendra Kumar Sah0Asha Anil Bellad1Department of Public Health, J.N. Medical College, KLE University, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi-590010, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, J.N. Medical College, KLE University, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi-590010, Karnataka, IndiaIntroduction: Global warming means average increase in the earth’s temperature and is considered as a major health issue of the 21st century. Objectives: To find out the awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students. Materials and Methods: Self administered questionnaire was used to collect information from 400 randomly selected school children of three different medium. Statistical analyses were performed with the chi-square and Fisher’s exact test. Ethical clearance, informed consent and assent were obtained. Results: More than three quarters (83.75%) of the participants stated cardiovascular and respiratory problem to be the major health issue due to global warming. Less than half (45.75%) participants ranked green house gases to be the major cause for global warming. Majority of the students (57.5%) were willing to walk or cycle instead of driving and only (12%) students were willing to plant trees for combating global warming. Male and female students exhibited significant difference in respect of their awareness and knowledge towards global warming (p<0.05). Conclusion: Periodic health education regarding global warming is still needed to increase awareness and knowledge among the school students.http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/13%20AJMS%20V8.N3.2015%20p%20230-234.pdfGlobal WarmingAwarenessGreen House gasesKnowledgeSchool Students |
| spellingShingle | Jitendra Kumar Sah Asha Anil Bellad Awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students of south India Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences Global Warming Awareness Green House gases Knowledge School Students |
| title | Awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students of south India |
| title_full | Awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students of south India |
| title_fullStr | Awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students of south India |
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| title_short | Awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students of south India |
| title_sort | awareness and knowledge about global warming among the school students of south india |
| topic | Global Warming Awareness Green House gases Knowledge School Students |
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