Hamideh Mihanpour|Maryam Khashij|Zahra Shamsizadeh|Maryam Gholami|Aliasghar Ebrahimi|Hassan Rezaeipandari|Roya Malekahmadi|Ala Arsham|Fatemeh Parizan|Vahid Jafari
Assessment of Environmental Literacy: A Case Study of Yazd Citizens’ Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices in 2017
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services|Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services|Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services|Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services|Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services|Tabriz University of Medical Sciences|Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services|Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services|Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services|Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
introduction regard importance environment sustainable development along environmental literacy among citizens present study aimed assess levels environmental literacy ie awareness attitudes practices among citizens residing city yazd iran subject environmental issues challengesx0d materials methods descriptiveanalytical study sample size determined 410 individuals citizens aged 18 years living city yazd based cochran formula data selection tool also researchermade questionnaire comprised items demographic characteristics information well levels awareness attitudes practices concerning environment air pollution waste management water resources scarcity soil pollution etc 2017 face validity verified 10 qualified individuals faculty members reliability confirmed cronbachs alpha coefficient 093 collected data analyzed using spss 22 software descriptive statistics along mannwhitney u test kruskalwallis test chisquare test addition spearmans correlation coefficient r study significance level considered 005x0d results awareness score statistically significant terms age level education employment status pvaluelt005 however attitudes significant relationship employment status pvalue0004 relationship practice score also statistically significant regard age marital status area residence pvaluelt005 significant relationship observed age level income level awareness significant relationship considering attitudes pvaluegt005 moreover positive correlation found awareness attitude practice scores 0323 r 028 pvalue0000x0d conclusion although awareness among yazd citizens environmental issues low levels general awareness specifically regarding health issues stemming air pollution proper view importance environmental factors necessary conduct various research studies identify control factors carry intervention studies find right proper solutions implementation