A Study on Awareness and Preparedness about Global Warming among Medical Interns

Global warming is an emerging international public health challenge and to meet this challenge the health system requires knowledgeable and qualified staff.

To study the awareness about global warming among medical interns and to study their preparedness to meet the challenge of protecting health from global warming.

cross- sectional study

An observational study was carried out among the interns of S.S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davangere using a predesigned and pretested questionnaire. The level of awareness was used to judge their preparedness also.

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Percentage and proportion

Almost all the interns had heard of global warming but only 68% of them knew correctly what it is and how it is happening by human activities. 68% were aware of greenhouse gases and their effects in global warming. 49% knew correctly the health effects of global warming. Friends, media and books were the source of information for them. Only 48% knew about the preparedness against global warming.

Even though majority of interns are aware of the causes and effects of global warming, their knowledge about preparedness against that was limited