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Table 3 Participants’ self-reported knowledge and understanding of climate change (N = 66)

From: Environmental health practitioners potentially play a key role in helping communities adapt to climate change

Question and responses

Number of participants

n (%)

Ever received training on climate change and health

 No

17 (25.7)

 Yes

48 (72.8)

Missing

1 (1.5)

Training on climate change and health from a

 Formal training only

9 (19.0%)

 Informal training only

13 (27.0%)

 Both formal and informal training

26 (54.0%)

Missing

0 (0.0)

‘Climate change is a serious threat to public health’, do you:

 Strongly agree

54 (82.0)

 Agree

10 (15.0)

 Disagree

0 (0.0)

 Strongly disagree

2 (3.0)

Missing

0 (0.0)

Have you noticed any climate change effects that occurred in your local communities?

 No

6 (9.0)

 Yes

56 (85.0)

 Don’t know

2 (3.0)

Missing

2 (3.0)

To what degree should EHPs be involved in helping communities adapt to climate change?

 Leading role

25 (37.8)

 Supportive role

41 (62.2)

 Minimal role

0 (0.0)

 No role

0 (0.0)

Missing

0 (0.0)

At what level do you think adaptation to climate change should be addressed?

 Global level

28 (42.0)

 National level

5 (8.0)

 Provincial level

1 (2.0)

 Local level

23 (35.0)

 More than one level

8 (12.0)

Missing

1 (1.0)

What societal group in your jurisdiction do you think is most vulnerable to health effects of climate change? (ranked by most reported) a

 Lower income / informal / poor communities

38 (25.3)

 Children

34 (22.6)

 Elderly people

34 (22.6)

 Immuno-compromised people

13 (8.6)

 Women

8 (5.3)

 People in rural areas

7 (4.6)

 Disabled people

5 (3.3)

 Black African people

4 (2.6)

 Farmers

3 (2.0)

 Homeless people

2 (1.3)

Missing

2 (1.3)

  1. aMultiple responses are allowed