Naslov
Student Awareness of Climate Change Impact on Human Health

Autori
Tomić, Anja ; Rozić, Mirna ; Miškulin, Ivan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Liječnički vjesnik, Suplement 1 / Anić, B. - Zagreb : Hrvatski liječnički zbor, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2018, 45-45

Skup
14th International Biomedical Croatian Student Summit (CROSS14)

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 10.04.2018. - 13.04.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
university students ; environment ; health ; questionnaire study ; Osijek ; Croatia

Sažetak
Introduction: Previous and ongoing scientific studies give us an insight into the disturbing figures that reveal the pace of climate change and its undesirable impact on human health. Rising air temperatures, sea level rise and extreme weather directly and indirectly compromise human health and endanger lives. Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and attitudes of students of health studies at the Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek toward environmental influences on human health. Participants and Methods: This cross-sectional anonymous questionnaire study was done during February 2018, among students of the fifth year of Medical studies and among students of the second year of the Medical laboratory diagnostic studies at the Faculty of Medicine Osijek. The specially designed questionnaire that contained questions regarding the knowledge and attitudes toward environmental influences on human health, as well as demographic questions served as a research tool. The response rate was 50.4% (59/117). Results: The mean age of all study participants was 23.1±1.4 (range 21.0 to 28.0) years. There were 23.7% males and 76.3% females ; 49.2% were students of the fifth year of Medical studies and 50.8% were students of the second year of the Medical laboratory diagnostic studies. In questions related to awareness of climate change, 69.49% of students underestimated the pace of world sea level rise, 94.91% of students underestimated the pace of icebergs meltdown, 86.44% of students underestimated the number of human casualties as direct consequence of the phenomenons caused by climate change. On the other hand, 96.91% of students believe and are aware of the fact that climate change causes the emergence of new illnesses and the exacerbation of existing ones. 84.75% of students expressed their worries for future generations. Conclusion: Based on the conducted survey, we conclude that students are more or less aware of the scale and pace at which the climate change occurs, but still underestimate it. No matter the severity of climate change, the vast majority of students believe it does compromise human health and are concerned about the consequences for the future generations. Our students believe that even an individual can make an impact, and almost half of them actively participate in prevention of climate change on an individual basis.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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