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Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens

In recent time climate change and its impact on human health and awareness constitute a set of complex and serious consequences to be tackled by an individual country. Climate change is not merely an environmental issue, but also it is a threat that goes beyond national borders. The purpose of this...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir, Mohamad, Osman, Abu Zarim, Zainal
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014
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spelling my.iium.irep.367142016-02-13T15:20:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36714/ Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir Mohamad, Osman Abu Zarim, Zainal PN Literature (General) In recent time climate change and its impact on human health and awareness constitute a set of complex and serious consequences to be tackled by an individual country. Climate change is not merely an environmental issue, but also it is a threat that goes beyond national borders. The purpose of this study is to identify the awareness and the impact of climate change, perceived by the young citizens in Malaysia by focusing on gender differences. Based on a survey of 200 respondents from different public and private University's students in Malaysia, this research used descriptive statistics and T-test to look into the research objective. The results revealed media can play an important role in the awareness of climate change. Meanwhile the male respondents have shown considerable attention on the physical impact of climate change like heat related stress. On the other hand female respondents have shown considerable attention to the psychological impact by the climate change. From a pragmatic perspective, the findings from this research will assists the policy makers to understand more about the perceived awareness on the climate change issues of the young citizens which ultimately assist them to inaugurate new initiatives to confront the challenges of climate changes. This research is among the pioneer study on the issue of the perceived awareness in regards to climate change in Malaysia by focusing on gender differences. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36714/1/Climate_Change.pdf Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir and Mohamad, Osman and Abu Zarim, Zainal (2014) Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens. Global Journal of Health Science, 6 (4). pp. 196-204. ISSN 1916-9736 (In Press)
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Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens
description In recent time climate change and its impact on human health and awareness constitute a set of complex and serious consequences to be tackled by an individual country. Climate change is not merely an environmental issue, but also it is a threat that goes beyond national borders. The purpose of this study is to identify the awareness and the impact of climate change, perceived by the young citizens in Malaysia by focusing on gender differences. Based on a survey of 200 respondents from different public and private University's students in Malaysia, this research used descriptive statistics and T-test to look into the research objective. The results revealed media can play an important role in the awareness of climate change. Meanwhile the male respondents have shown considerable attention on the physical impact of climate change like heat related stress. On the other hand female respondents have shown considerable attention to the psychological impact by the climate change. From a pragmatic perspective, the findings from this research will assists the policy makers to understand more about the perceived awareness on the climate change issues of the young citizens which ultimately assist them to inaugurate new initiatives to confront the challenges of climate changes. This research is among the pioneer study on the issue of the perceived awareness in regards to climate change in Malaysia by focusing on gender differences.
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author Rahman, Muhammad Sabbir
Mohamad, Osman
Abu Zarim, Zainal
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Abu Zarim, Zainal
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title Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens
title_short Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens
title_full Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens
title_fullStr Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens
title_full_unstemmed Climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens
title_sort climate change: a review of its health impact and percieved awareness by the young citizens
publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/36714/1/Climate_Change.pdf
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