Predictors of climate change literacy in the era of global boiling: a cross-sectional survey of Egyptian nursing students.
Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Mohamed A Zoromba, Maha Gamal Ramadan Asal, Eman Sameh AbdELhay, Abdelaziz Hendy, Mervat Amin Sayed, Huwida Hamdy Abd Elmonem, Omnya Sobhy Mohamad El-Ayari, Ibrahim Sehsah, Islam Sameh AbdELhay, Alzahraa Abdel Aziz Omar Abdel Rahman, Selwan Mahmoud Ibrahim Balha, Heba Mostafa Ali Taha, Hanady Sh Shehata, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Ahmed Zaher Mohamed, Mahitab Mohamed Abdelrahman, Noha Mohammed Ibrahim Ibrahim, Eman Hassan Mahmoud Hassan, Hend Ali Mohamed Abd El-Fatah, Amal AbdElaal Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Farag Awad Elsmalosy, Eslam Reda Machaly, Mohamed Adel Ghoneam, Amal Fawzy Zaki Ali, Mira Naguib Abdelrazek Elfar, Ahmed Abdelwahab Ibrahim El-Sayed, Marwa Fouad Hanafy Mahmoud, Eman Arafa Hassan
Author Information
Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing Department, Alexandria University, Admeon Freemon St, Semoha, Alexandria City, Egypt. mohamed-hussein@alexu.edu.eg.
Mohamed A Zoromba: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Maha Gamal Ramadan Asal: Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Eman Sameh AbdELhay: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Abdelaziz Hendy: Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo City, Egypt.
Mervat Amin Sayed: Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing at Fayoum University, Fayoum City, Egypt.
Huwida Hamdy Abd Elmonem: Pediatric Nursing, Fayoum City, Egypt.
Omnya Sobhy Mohamad El-Ayari: Faculty of Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Kafr ElSheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh City, Egypt.
Ibrahim Sehsah: Faculty of Nursing, MTI University, Cairo City, Egypt.
Islam Sameh AbdELhay: Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Alzahraa Abdel Aziz Omar Abdel Rahman: Faculty of Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Minya University, Minya City, Egypt.
Selwan Mahmoud Ibrahim Balha: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University University, Tanta City, Egypt.
Heba Mostafa Ali Taha: Nursing Administration Department University, Assiut City, Egypt.
Hanady Sh Shehata: Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University, Menofia City, Egypt.
Ahmed Abdellah Othman: Nursing Administration, Sohag University, Sohag City, Egypt.
Ahmed Zaher Mohamed: Faculty of Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo City, Egypt.
Mahitab Mohamed Abdelrahman: Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Ismailia city, Egypt.
Noha Mohammed Ibrahim Ibrahim: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Port- Said City, Egypt.
Eman Hassan Mahmoud Hassan: Pediatric Nursing Helwan University, Helwan City, Egypt.
Hend Ali Mohamed Abd El-Fatah: Maternity, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Ismailia city, Egypt.
Amal AbdElaal Mohamed Ali: South Valley University, Qena City, Egypt.
Mohamed Farag Awad Elsmalosy: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Matrouh University, Marsa Matroh City, Egypt.
Eslam Reda Machaly: Pediatric Nursing, Suez Canal University, Suez City, Egypt.
Mohamed Adel Ghoneam: Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef City, Egypt.
Amal Fawzy Zaki Ali: Technical Institute of Nursing Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Egypt.
Mira Naguib Abdelrazek Elfar: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria City, Egypt.
Ahmed Abdelwahab Ibrahim El-Sayed: Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria City, Egypt.
Marwa Fouad Hanafy Mahmoud: Nursing Education Department, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University, Damanhour City, Egypt.
Eman Arafa Hassan: Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria City, Egypt.
BACKGROUND: Climate changes have led to health and environmental risks, so it has become essential to measure climate Change literacy among the entire population, especially nursing students. The significant role of nursing students in raising public awareness and future healthcare roles emphasizes assessing the predictors of climate Change literacy among nursing students. AIMS: This study seeks to identify the predictors of climate Change literacy among nursing students in A Multi-Site Survey. DESIGN: A multi-site descriptive cross-sectional study adheres to the guidelines outlined in A Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting Survey Studies collected for five months, from the 1st of July 2023 to November 2023. The study participants comprise 10,084 nursing students from all 27 governments in Egypt. The researcher used the Predictors of Nursing Students' Climate Change Literacy scale in this study. Data was collected, with 25 min average time to complete. Backward multiple linear regression was used to identify these predictors. RESULTS: In the current study, nursing students demonstrated a moderate understanding of climate science (mean score 14.38), communication and advocacy skills (mean score 14.41), and knowledge of adaptation and mitigation strategies (mean score 13.33). Climate health impacts (mean score 17.72) emerged as the domain with the highest level of knowledge. No significant differences in climate literacy were observed across diverse student backgrounds (all p-values were > 0.05). Perceived faculty knowledge of climate Change positively correlated with all four domains of climate literacy and emerged as a significant predictor in multiple linear regression analyses (all p-values were < 0.001). IMPLICATION: While our findings highlight significant predictors of climate literacy, it is essential to recognize that these results identify associations rather than causal relationships. Based on these associations, it is recommended that nursing professionals be equipped with comprehensive knowledge of climate adaptation strategies to better advocate for and implement effective public health measures.
