Effect of Educational Program Regarding Greenhouse and Global Warming Consequences on Knowledge and Daily Life Practices among University Nursing Students | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 31, Issue 4, November 2023, Pages 340-356 PDF (650.18 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2023.319737 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samia Ibrahim Baraka1; Samar Ahmed Maklad2 | ||
| 1Lecturers of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Lecturers of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Globally, an average temperature of the surface of the planet has increased. The main source of this problem was the rise in greenhouse gas concentrations brought by human activity. As a result, education of global warming becomes a key topic for students. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of educational program about greenhouse and global warming consequences on knowledge and daily life practices among university nursing students. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Setting: Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University. Subjects: A simple randomized sample of 200 nursing students from the first level of the faculty was chosen to make up the sample size. Tools: In order to gather the required data, the researcher used two tools, which were as follows: Tool I: Self-administered questionnaire which composed of two parts, part I: Socio-demographic characteristics, Part ІІ: Students’ knowledge regarding greenhouse effect and global warming. Tool II: Daily living practices questionnaire. Results: There was significant improvement in the total mean knowledge and daily living practices immediately post and one month after intervention. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge mean and total daily living practices mean regarding global warming. Conclusion: The majority of studied university students had better overall understanding and practices, which is evidence of successful and beneficial of educational program. Recommendations: To raise the level of environmental awareness among all university students, it can be advised to incorporate climate change topics into the nursing student's curricula. | ||
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