Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Assistant Professor, Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University, Egypt. and Associate Professor, Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, The British University in Egypt.
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Assistant Professor, Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University, Egypt.
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Lecturer, Community Health Nursing Department, Modern University for Technology and Information, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Children will be disproportionately impacted by climate change throughout their lives. Photovoice
is a particularly useful tool for engaging and working with school-age children through sharing of students’
personal knowledge and experiences visually and promotes meaningful dialogue on complex issues like climate
change within classroom activities. Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of climate change
photovoice program on knowledge, attitude, and daily life practices among school-age children.” Design: Quasiexperimental research design was used (pretest–posttest design). Settings: The study was conducted in Sayraa
shared governmental preparatory school in Markaz Kafr El Dawwar educational directorate affiliated to ElBeheira Governorate. Subjects: By using a multistage sampling technique, preparatory school students in the first,
second or third grades were selected. Tools: Four data collection tools were used to collect the data as follows:
Tool I: Students’ Sociodemographic Characteristics Structured Questionnaire Sheet, Tool II: Students' Knowledge
Regarding Climate Change Structured Questionnaire Sheet, Tool III: Students' Attitudes towards Climate Change
Structured Questionnaire Sheet, & Tool IV: Students' Reported Daily Life Practices for Climate Change Structured
Questionnaire Sheet. Results: It was found that there is a statistically significant difference between pre,
immediately post and after 3 months among the intervention group regarding knowledge, attitude and daily life
practices regarding climate change after the implementation of the photovoice program. It was observed that there
was a statistically significant relation between the level of knowledge, attitude and daily life practices among
school-age children. There are many factors affecting the satisfactory level of knowledge, attitude and practices
such as girl gender, high socioeconomic score and third preparatory level school-age children. Conclusion: it can
be concluded that climate change photovoice program had a significant effect on school-age children’s
knowledge, attitude and daily life practices regarding climate change. Recommendations: The current study
recommended applying a climate change photovoice program by school health nurses to improve awareness of
school-age children. It also recommended promoting educational campaigns and intervention programs for
various communities in Egypt by school health nurses targeting climate change.
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