NGHIÊN CỨU KIẾN THỨC VÀ THỰC HÀNH PHÒNG, CHỐNG TÁC ĐỘNG CỦA BIẾN ĐỔI KHÍ HẬU ĐẾN SỨC KHOẺ CỦA SINH VIÊN TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KỸ THUẬT Y - DƯỢC ĐÀ NẴNG NĂM 2022

Abstract

  Background: Climate change is posing one of the greatest global health threats of the 21st century. According to WHO, 23% of all deaths globally are due to environmental factors. Objectives: (1) Describe knowledge and practice on prevention and control of health impacts of climate change among students at Danang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy in 2022; (2) Investigate some related factors to the above situation. Materials and methods: A crosssectional study was used to survey information on 421 students by self-completed questionnaires built by author. Results: The percentage of students with good knowledge and practice on prevention and control of climate change impacts on health accounted for 89.5% and 78.7%, respectively. Factors related to knowledge included: field of study, level of interest in prevention and control of impacts of climate change on health; The factor related to practice was father's education level. Conclusion: The percentage of students with good knowledge about climate change prevention and control on health is quite high, but the percentage of students with good practice is still not high. Schools and localities need to create conditions and activities on environment and climate so that students have the opportunity to participate more.