Climate Change Harm Perception Among U.S. Adults in the NCI Health Information National Trends Survey, 2022.
Am J Health Promot
; 38(5): 625-632, 2024 06.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38233070
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To examine associations between 1) sociodemographics and 2) trust in health information sources with climate change harm perception.METHODS:
Weighted adjusted logistic regression models examined correlates of climate change harm perception (harm vs no harm/don't know) among a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (2022, n = 5585).RESULTS:
Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults believed climate change will harm their health. College education (vs high school or less) (AOR 1.7, 95% CI 1.3, 2.2) and having greater trust in doctors (AOR 1.4, 95% CI 1.2, 1.7), scientists (aOR 1.8, 95% CI 1.6, 2.0), and government health agencies (AOR 1.7, 95% CI 1.5, 1.9) for health information were associated with believing climate change harms health. Conversely, greater trust in religious organizations was associated with 16% lower odds of believing climate change harms health (95% CI .74, .94).CONCLUSIONS:
Climate change harm perception varied by sociodemographics and trust in health information source. Health communication delivered via alternative and diverse channels could expand the reach of climate and health messaging and ultimately increase public awareness and support for measures to mitigate the health impacts of climate change.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Climate Change
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Trust
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Health Promot
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos
Country of publication:
Estados Unidos