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Medical faculty students’ knowledge, attitudes and behavior about global warming and its health effects

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Purpose:This study was conducted to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about global warming and its health effects among 1st grade and 4th grade students in Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine. Materials and methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1st grade and 4th grade students in Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine in April 2016. A total of 355 (80.5%) students participated to study, 268 students (79.7%) were from the 1st and 87 students (82.8%) from the 4th grade. The questionnaire consisted a total of 52 questions that includes 6 questions about sociodemographic characteristics, 20 questions about knowledge, attitudes and behavior about global warming and 26 questions about the health effects of global warming. Results:The mean age of the students was 20.29 ± 1.76 and 56.9% were female. 21.3% of students stated that they did not know greenhouse gases, and 10.5% presume that nuclear energy as a clean energy source. 4.4% of stud ents presume that global warming is inevitable and 28.6% stated that they were not taking individual action against global warming. Students average knowledge score about the health effects of global warming was 20.9 ± 4.6. Least known subjects regarding health effects of global warming were that global warming can lead an increase in yellow fever, malaria and diarrheal diseases (%47.2; %58.3; %61.7 respectively). Conclusion: Students average knowledge score about the health effects of global warming were high. However, some diseases caused by global warming were not known sufficiently by students. Students’ general knowledge about global warming was good, though there were insufficiency and misinformation about some issues. Increase in the content of the issues and update according to current conditions about global warming and its health effects in environmental health lectures in medical school can be recommended.

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Global warming , medical student , knowledge , attitude , behavior

Pamukkale Medical Journal

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