Perceptions and attitudes about climate change in university nursing students in Peru

Puicón-Mejía M.J.; Díaz-Vasquez M.A.; Díaz-Manchay R.J. · Index de Enfermeria (2024) · DOI: 10.58807/indexenferm20246865

Resumen

Objective: To explore and describe the perceptions and attitudes about climate change in university students in Peru. Methods: Qualitative study, with a descriptive approach, the sampling was non-probabilistic for convenience. The sample was 15 students from the 2022-I semester. To collect the data, the semi-structured interview was used, validated by expert judgments. The data was processed through content analysis. Results: Students' perception of climate change-related diseases, Perception of the threat of climate change on food security, Appreciation of the impact of climate change on biodiversity, Attitudes to reverse climate change, Need to improve skills and inclusion of climate change in nursing career. Conclusions: Students identify certain diseases related to climate change, mainly metaxenic; they mention that droughts and floods will cause food shortages; likewise, forest fires and melting glaciers lead to the loss of habitats, in view of this they express the need to implement these practices in daily life.

Instituciones: Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo