TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Status and individual view toward lightning among university students of Bangladesh
JO  - Sustainability (Basel)
A1  - Rahman, Md Mostafizur
A1  - Nabila, Irtifa Alam
A1  - Sakib, Mohammed Sadman
A1  - Silvia, Nusrat Jahan
A1  - Galib, Muhammad Abdullahil
A1  - Shobuj, Ifta Alam
A1  - Hasan, Lamia
A1  - Chisty, Musabber Ali
A1  - Rahman, Farzana
A1  - Towfiqul Islam, Abu Reza Md
A1  - Almohamad, Hussein
A1  - Al-Mutiry, Motrih
A1  - Abdo, Hazem Ghassan
SP  - e9314
EP  - e9314
VL  - 14
IS  - 15
N2  - Bangladesh has seen a significant number of fatalities and injuries related to lightning in the past few years, which indicates that lightning has become a deadly hazard. This cross-sectional study aims to determine university students' self-rated status about lightning. Additionally, it evaluates these students' views toward lightning through knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP). A total of 1274 university students participated in an online KAP survey. Where appropriate, the Kruskal-Wallis or Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman's rank correlation, and logistic regression models were performed. About 90% of university students perceive lightning as a dangerous event, and 38% rated their places unsafe. More than half of the survey population reported frequent lightning; most (84%) did not have lightning safety precautions, and a small portion (26%) received warning messages. Individuals encountering frequent lightning consider lightning-prone areas much more dangerous compared to the individuals encountering occasional lightning. Students living in tin sheds assessed lightning as a dangerous event (4.78 ± 0.53) and having unsafe surroundings (2.44 ± 0.98). Many individuals have enough knowledge (63%), developed positive attitudes (93%), and effective preventative practices (77%). The logistic regression analysis indicated that having adequate information and a good attitude can assist individuals in practicing lightning safety; also, student's Gender, living with family, residential unit, university type, study year, major field, and having lightning-related subjects in university curricula as significant predictors. Females demonstrated better lightning practice than males. Additionally, lightning-related courses in university curricula are critical for educating students about lightning. Behavioral improvements among these students will require substantial lightning campaign actions coupled with effective education.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2071-1050
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14159314
ID  - ref1
ER  -