TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of an educational program on behavioral changes toward environmental health among laotian students
AU - Shin, Jiyoung
AU - Kim, Harris Hyun Soo
AU - Kim, Eun Mee
AU - Choi, Yookyung
AU - Ha, Eunhee
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This work was supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA; grant number 2017-002).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2020/7/2
Y1 - 2020/7/2
N2 - This study evaluates the effect of an integrated health care educational program on several behavioral changes related to environmental health among Laotian students. Students in the experimental group received education concerning environmental health-related issues, including air pollution and chemical exposure. Analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) and paired t-tests were conducted for the statistical analysis of the pre-and post-survey scores. The post-test scores of the experimental group regarding their risk perception and information-seeking behaviors towards air pollution and chemical exposure were higher than those of the control group after controlling for the pre-test scores. Moreover, in the experimental group, the girls’ risk perception scores significantly increased after receiving the education, which was not observed in the control group. The risk perception score among non-drinking students also significantly increased after the program. These results indicate that the education program effectively enhanced the students’ risk perception, especially that of girls and nondelinquent students.
AB - This study evaluates the effect of an integrated health care educational program on several behavioral changes related to environmental health among Laotian students. Students in the experimental group received education concerning environmental health-related issues, including air pollution and chemical exposure. Analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) and paired t-tests were conducted for the statistical analysis of the pre-and post-survey scores. The post-test scores of the experimental group regarding their risk perception and information-seeking behaviors towards air pollution and chemical exposure were higher than those of the control group after controlling for the pre-test scores. Moreover, in the experimental group, the girls’ risk perception scores significantly increased after receiving the education, which was not observed in the control group. The risk perception score among non-drinking students also significantly increased after the program. These results indicate that the education program effectively enhanced the students’ risk perception, especially that of girls and nondelinquent students.
KW - Environmental health
KW - Gender
KW - Girls
KW - Lao people’s democratic republic
KW - Risk perception
KW - School-based intervention
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17145055
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17145055
M3 - Article
C2 - 32674419
AN - SCOPUS:85087895550
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 14
M1 - 5055
ER -