Perceptions Regarding Climate Change and its Health Impact: Reflections from a Community-Based Study in India.
Climate change
and health impacts
community
perception
weather
Journal
Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
ISSN: 0970-0218
Titre abrégé: Indian J Community Med
Pays: India
ID NLM: 9315574
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
26
02
2020
accepted:
26
02
2021
entrez:
29
7
2021
pubmed:
30
7
2021
medline:
30
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In the climate change discourse, a body of scholarship focusing on how people perceive climate change and its impact is increasing. However, in the Indian context, such scholarship is limited. This paper aims to describe the perceptions of people on climate change and its health impacts, which were captured as part of a larger study. A cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected 983 households in four districts spread across Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. For 72% of respondents, the perception was not related to climate change Perceptions of the people regarding climate change are more linked to their own experiences with their local weather conditions rather than the overall concept. This also explains their lack of comprehension about the health impact of climate change, but a sound understanding of seasonal diseases.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
In the climate change discourse, a body of scholarship focusing on how people perceive climate change and its impact is increasing. However, in the Indian context, such scholarship is limited.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This paper aims to describe the perceptions of people on climate change and its health impacts, which were captured as part of a larger study.
METHODOLOGY
METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected 983 households in four districts spread across Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data.
RESULTS
RESULTS
For 72% of respondents, the perception was not related to climate change
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Perceptions of the people regarding climate change are more linked to their own experiences with their local weather conditions rather than the overall concept. This also explains their lack of comprehension about the health impact of climate change, but a sound understanding of seasonal diseases.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34321727
doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_120_20
pii: IJCM-46-206
pmc: PMC8281877
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
206-209Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Indian Journal of Community Medicine.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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