Assessment of Knowledge, Reported Practices and Attitudes of construction workers about heat stroke (climate change) at Doha, Qatar. | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 August 2025 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.402038.2122 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Nagwa Fawzy Nana  1; Rabaa Hamed Hasanen2; Naglaa Saad Abd El-aty1
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| 1Family and Community Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The incidence of heatstroke is increasing annually due to climate change, which significantly impacts human health and the environment, particularly with the rise in global warming and the increasing frequency and intensity of heat waves. Aim: To assess the knowledge, reported practices, and attitudes of construction workers about heat stroke in Doha, Qatar. Method: A descriptive study design was used in this study. Setting: It was executed at construction sites operated by Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha. Purposive Sample: A sample of one hundred twenty workers was chosen conveniently. Tools: Four tools were utilized. Tool I: A questionnaire covering personal data and lifestyle/health habits. Tool II: A questionnaire assessing workers' knowledge about heat stroke. Tool III: A questionnaire to assess workers’ reported practice of first aid for heat stroke. Tool IV: A questionnaire to assess workers' attitudes towards heat stroke. Results: Approximately half of the workers were between the ages of forty and forty-nine, and a similar proportion maintained normal body weight. Personal characteristics and attitudes did not have any statistically significant differences. Conclusion: The majority of the workers had poor knowledge regarding heat stroke; all participants had unsatisfactory scores for reported practices. Additionally, almost all the workers showed a negative attitude regarding heat stroke. Recommendations: Education and training programs should be designed and targeted at workers to raise their knowledge of heat stroke. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Attitudes; climate change; construction workers. heat stroke; Knowledge; practices | ||||
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