Investigating health professionals’ understanding and risk perception of the effect of climate change on health. A cross-sectional study at three hospitals in Sunyani, Ghana
The study concludes that health professionals are fully aware about climate change but lack a thorough understanding of the scientific aspects of climate change. The general risk perception of health professionals towards climate change impact on health was high. Climate change mitigation is beneficial to human populations.
Authors
- James Dumba
- Grace Yeboah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2492-9522)
- Larry Agyemang
- Bernard Opoku Amoah
- Antwi Joseph Barimah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-9478)
- Yaw Boakye Nketiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7202-4798)
- Rebecca Dorcas Commey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-3260)
- Mansurat Abdul-Ganiyu
- Angelo Guapem Osei-Tutu
- Owusu Kwadwo
Institutions
- Kumasi Technical University (GH)
- Yamamoto Hospital (JP)
- Ghana Education Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of public health research
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/22799036251388592
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00