Impact of an Educational Program on Behavioral Changes toward Environmental Health among Laotian Students

Jiyoung Shin, Harris Hyun-soo Kim, Eun Mee Kim, Yookyung Choi and Eunhee Ha
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Jiyoung Shin: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07804, Korea
Harris Hyun-soo Kim: Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Eun Mee Kim: Department of International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Yookyung Choi: Division of Kinesiology & Sports Studies, College of Science and Industry Convergence, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
Eunhee Ha: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07804, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-11

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Lao people’s democratic republic; school-based intervention; risk perception; gender; girls; environmental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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