Effect of Educational Program Regarding Greenhouse and Global Warming Consequences on Knowledge and Daily Life Practices among University Nursing Students

Abstract

. 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.