Knowledge, attitude, and practice on the importance of green areas among students in Universiti Putra Malaysia

YUSOF, DHAMIRAH (2022) Knowledge, attitude, and practice on the importance of green areas among students in Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Malaysia has been losing many green areas at a very rapid rate for the last few years; to make ways for housing, employment, transport, infrastructure, and education, especially in the urban area. Concerning this, regardless of academic background, every person needs to have a clear and better understanding of environmental knowledge to develop excellent and functioning urban areas. Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice on the importance of green areas among students in UPM, Serdang. Methodology: This study is a cross-sectional study that used universal sampling method in recruiting the respondents among final year students in five selected courses. A total of 195 students were participated in this study. A validated and pilot-tested questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographics, general knowledge, knowledge, attitude, and practice of the respondents regarding the importance of green areas. Results and Discussion: The findings revealed that students’ overall knowledge, attitude, and practice were on the moderate level which were 66.2%, 60.0%, and 69.7% respectively. There was a significant association between both knowledge and attitude with practice and knowledge with attitude. On the other hand, it was also found that there was a significant relationship between courses with the level of KAP of the students. Conclusion: The study suggests that students in UPM have a moderate level of knowledge, attitude, and practice toward the importance of green areas. The findings of this study would be useful in providing the responsible bodies in UPM an input needed to design an effective program for the students in the future. Keywords: Green Area, Urban Green Area, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Students

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Hafizzuddin Hamidon
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 04:35
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2023 04:35
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1048

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