Women's Health & Climate Change: An SDG-Based Peer Education Module

NCT07080112 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2025/3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 84
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In the study, it was aimed to examine the effect of sustainable development goals-based peer education on the effect of climate change on women's health on climate change anxiety levels of students studying in the nursing department of the faculty of health sciences.

Conditions

Women Health; Climate Change; Nursing Education; Sustainable Development

Keywords

Climate Change; Women's Health; Nursing Education; Sustainable Development Goals; Peer Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS)

  Another scale used in this study is the Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS). This unidimensional scale consists of 10 items and was developed by Stewart (2021) and adapted into Turkish by Özbay and Alcı (2021). According to factor analysis results, the Turkish version of the scale has been confirmed as a valid unidimensional instrument. The reliability coefficient (Cronbach's Alpha) was reported as 0.980. The study concluded that the scale is valid and reliable for measuring climate change anxiety among university students in Turkey (Özbay \& Alcı, 2021). In the present study, the reliability coefficient of the CCAS was found to be 0.934. Additionally, the mean score on the Climate Change Anxiety Scale was determined as 3.1641 out of 5.

  1 month

Other Outcomes (1)

• Sociodemographic Characteristics Form

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

Peer education

EXPERIMENTAL

The training related to the topic was provided to the students by the Gynecology Nursing intern student group (14 students) from the Nursing Department. The Sustainable Development Goals-Based Peer Education Module was divided into two main sections: reproductive health and environmental factors. Under the reproductive health section, topics included the impact of climate change on adolescence, pregnancy, infertility, and menopause; under the environmental factors section, topics covered nutrition and food security, water and hygiene issues, and the effects of climate change on migrant and refugee women. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic Characteristics Form and the Climate Change Anxiety Scale. Necessary permissions were obtained from the developers of the scales regarding their validity and reliability. The related forms and consent forms were completed by the students before the training, immediately after, and one month after the training.

Behavioral: Peer education

No intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Students in the control group were also provided with the training at the end of the study.

Interventions

Peer education BEHAVIORAL

The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. The population consisted of third-year nursing students (84 students) enrolled in the spring semester of the 2024-2025 academic year. The entire population was included in the study. For randomization, the class list of 84 students was used based on their order, and randomization was performed via the website https://www.random.org/ to form the experimental and control groups.

Peer education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All students who are third-year nursing students in the Faculty of Health Sciences and who consent to participate will be included in the study. The reason for including third-year students is that they have completed the Women's Health and Diseases Nursing course in the fall semester and have an adequate level of understanding of the subject.

You may not qualify if:

• Refusing to participate or not providing informed consent Having previously received similar education on climate change or women's health Having a diagnosed serious psychiatric disorder or anxiety disorder that could affect anxiety levels Being unable to attend the training program due to absenteeism or health problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sağlık Bilimleri Ünversitesi

Istanbul, Türkiye, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Model Details: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. The population consisted of third-year nursing students (84 students) enrolled in the spring semester of the 2024-2025 academic year. The entire population was included in the study. For randomization, the class list of 85 students was used based on their order, and randomization was performed via the website https://www.random.org/ to form the experimental and control groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 14, 2025
• First Posted: July 23, 2025
• Study Start: April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 5, 2025
• Study Completion: July 14, 2025
• Last Updated: July 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

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