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Table 2 Participants’ knowledge about climate change
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Have you heard of what ‘Climate Change’ means from any source? | |
| Yes | 3645 (54.2) |
| No | 3073 (45.8) |
| What is the main source of your information on climate change?a | |
| Newspaper | 416 (11.4) |
| Weekly magazine | 51 (1.4) |
| Radio | 1423 (39.0) |
| Television | 2026 (55.6) |
| Neighbours | 1999 (54.8) |
| Health workers | 513 (14.0) |
| Teachers | 164 (4.5) |
| Family members/Relatives | 12 (0.33) |
| Imams of the mosque | 1 (0.03) |
| NGO workers | 5 (0.14) |
| Personal involvement in Training | 1 (0.03) |
| Type of change in climatea | |
| Excessive Temperature | 3033 (83.2) |
| Excessive cold | 1575 (43.2) |
| Change of pattern of rainfall | 1967 (53.9) |
| Frequent cyclone or tidal wave | 1329 (36.5) |
| Frequent Flood | 502 (13.8) |
| Water logging | 317 (8.7) |
| Don’t know/Don’t understand | |
| Causes or reasons for climate changea | |
| Deforestation | 2953 (81.0) |
| Industrial effluents | 1023 (28.1) |
| Population Growth | 2075 (56.9) |
| Black smoke of vehicles | 914 (25.1) |
| Excessive carbon emission by the developed country | 177 (4.9) |
| Rapid urbanization and changes in life style | 71 (1.9) |
| Others | 32 (0.9) |
