The Effectiveness of the Self-Instructional Module in Pregnant Women's Awareness and Self-Care Practices Regarding Climate Change

Abstract: Background: Climate changes are the greatest threat to public health in the twenty-first century, a widespread issue with far-reaching effects especially in vulnerable population as pregnant women. Pregnant women's health may be improved by educating them about the hazards involved in their pregnancy. Aim of the study: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Self-Instructional module in pregnant women's awareness and self-care practices regarding climate change. Research Design: A quasi-experimental study design one group (Pre-posttest) was used to fulfill this study. Setting: The current study was conducted in Maternal and Child health Center at Fayoum city. Sample: A Convenient sample of 70 pregnant women. Tools for data collection: One tool (structured interviewing questionnaire sheets) was used to collect data: Demographic Characteristics, Obstetric history, pregnant women's Awareness Assessment Sheet, pregnant women’s self-reported practices regarding their adaption towards climate changes and Pregnant women’s satisfaction sheet. Results: pre-implementation of self- instructional module, 17.1% of the pregnant women exhibited satisfactory knowledge regarding climate change as compared to 85.7% exhibited satisfactory knowledge post-implementation. Concerning the practices score, it was significantly improved post- implementation as compared to pre- implementation (88.6% vs. 20%, respectively). Moreover, a significant positive shift in the total attitude score of pregnant women related to climate change post- implementation as compared to pre- implementation (91.4% vs. 34.3%, respectively). Conclusion: The current study concluded that the nursing instructional module had a significant positive effect on pregnant women' knowledge and practices regarding climate changes, which supports the research hypothesis. Recommendations: Awareness initiatives are needed for pregnant women to enhance their knowledge, preventive measure of practices and improve their attitude regarding climate change. Keywords: Awareness, Climate change, Nursing Instructional Module, practices, Pregnant women. Title: The Effectiveness of the Self-Instructional Module in Pregnant Women's Awareness and Self-Care Practices Regarding Climate Change Author: Eman Mahmoud Ali, Entesar Fatouh Abdel Moniem, Fatma Aboulkhair Farag, Shaimaa Hassan Mohamady International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 12, Issue 2, May 2025 - August 2025 Page No: 136-156 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 23-July-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16362578 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/The%20Effectiveness%20of%20the%20Self-Instructional-23072025-1.pdf