Table 3 Participants’ perception and awareness towards influence of climate change on human health and the environment (N = 6716)

Increased episode of cyclone/flood in the last 10 years

4120 (61.3)

188 (2.8)^a

0

Increased episode of tidal wave in the last 10 years

2823 (42.1)

467 (6.9)^a

2846 (42.5)

Increased episode of drought in the last 10 years

5748 (85.5)

229 (3.4)^a

139

Change in rainfall pattern in the last 10 years

6172 (91.9)

0

0

Change in sea water level in the last 10 years

1169 (17.4)

1920 (28.6)^b

3140 (46.7)

Increased salinity of water in the last 10 years

3582 (53.3)

0

0

Scarcity of fresh water due to increase in salinity

5378 (80)

0

0

Increased health risk due to increase in salinity

4073 (60.6)

0

0

Reduced food crop production in the last 10 years

4761 (70.8)

0

0

Death from drowning in the last 10 years

132 (32, 95 % CI: 27 to 38)^c

0

0

Death from snake bite in the last 10 years

26 (6.8, 95%CI: 3.5 to 13.2)^c

0

0

Number of snake bite in the last year

207 (36, 95%CI:29 to 45)^c

Increased health care expenditure after extreme weather events

6572 (97.8)

0

0