Table 2.
Level of knowledge about climate change health impacts among 306 health sciences students of Haramaya University, by department or program, 2011
| Variables | Clinical nursing (%) | Medical laboratory technology (%) | Envir. health (%) | General nursing, (psychiatric nursing and midwifery) (%) | Medical (%) | Pharmacy (%) | Public health (Post-grad.) (%) | Health officer (%) | Age(<25 yrs) (%) | Age( ≥ 25 yrs) (%) | Males (%) | Females (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good knowledge |
40(72.7) |
6(75.0) |
6(100) |
32(78.0) |
38(70.4) |
17(60.7) |
9(100) |
89(84.8) |
100(80.7) |
137(75.3) |
145(76.7) |
92(78.6) |
| Poor knowledge | 15(27.3) | 2(25.0) | 0 | 9(22.0) | 16(26.6) | 11(39.3) | 0 | 16(15.2) | 45(19.3) | 45(24.7) | 44(23.3) | 25(21.4.4) |