Risk perception and health-related adaptive behaviour to climate change among high school students in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the risk perception, health-related adaptive behaviours and associated factors related to climate change among high school students in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India.

Study design and study settings

A cross-sectional study with multistage cluster sampling was conducted among high school students from Neyyatinkara Taluk in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India. After identifying the taluk, 10 schools were chosen using probability proportionate to size to ensure adequate representation.

Study participants

The study was conducted among 600 high school students (mean age 14 years, SD 0.75) from Neyyatinkara Taluk in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.

Methods

Neyyattinkara taluk was randomly selected from the si

SUBMITTER: Rajeev A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706228 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature