The Effect of Climate Changes Educational Program on Asthmatic Women's Health Knowledge and Practices in Outpatient Chest Clinic

El-afandy, Aliaa Mohammed Othman; Abd Elmouty, Samia M.; Mohamed Sayed, Shadia Saady; Hamzawi, Sahar Ramadan Abdul Ghani

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2024.375668

The Effect of Climate Changes Educational Program on Asthmatic Women's Health Knowledge and Practices in Outpatient Chest Clinic

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant professor of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt.

² Assistant professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

³ Lecturer of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt.

⁴ Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt.

10.21608/tsnj.2024.375668

Abstract

Background: Climate change has an effect on the most fundamental aspects of health; it poses a
threat to factors fundamental to good health and has the potential to reverse decades of
advancement in global health. Aim: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of climate changes
educational program on asthmatic women's health knowledge and Practices in outpatient chest
clinic. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was
conducted in outpatient chest clinic at EL- Fayoum University Hospital. Sample: Convenience
sample was used to choice 100 asthmatic women. Tool: one tool was used as structured interview
sheet that divided into four parts, Demographic characteristic, current medical history, women
knowledge, and reported practices regarding climate change Results: the current study revealed that
the women mean knowledge and reported practices was improved post education program than pre
(9.71 ± 3.75 to 21.21 ± 3.06), and (61.51 ± 12.56 to 85.86 ± 2.86) respectively at p- 0.05.
Conclusion: the present study concluded that educational program had a significant effect on
women's knowledge and reported practices regarding climate change also delineates that positive
significant correlation between women's knowledge and reported practices pre and post education
program. Recommendation: continuous education program that would help women to improve
knowledge, and reported practices in facing the effect of climate change.