Ecological Footprint Awareness Program in 60-72 Months Children

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Program, Communication

Treatments: Behavioral: Ecological Footprint Awareness Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06248021

ERSOYU-SBF-ASB-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an ecological footprint awareness training program for children aged 60-72 months.

Full description

This study was conducted using a cluster randomized controlled pretest-posttest experimental design. It was carried out in four kindergartens located in a city center between April and June 2023. Two of the kindergartens were assigned to the intervention group while the other two were assigned to the control group. Data was collected using the Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale for Children (EFAS-C). The training program was conducted with the children in the intervention group for four weeks, with a 40-minute session each week. The program covered one topic each week, which included waste management, water and energy use, food consumption, and transportation. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired groups t-test, and independent groups t-test, with a 95% confidence interval and p<.05 significance level.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 72 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• enrolled in the schools where the study was conducted
• Approved by their family to participate in the study,
• 60-72 months old

Exclusion criteria

• participation in less than 2/3 of the intervention protocol

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Ecological Footprint Awareness Program Group

Experimental group

Description:

The program was conducted for four weeks, one day each week, for 40 minutes. Each week, a different topic was addressed such as waste evaluation, water and energy usage, food consumption, and transportation. The program was created in line with expert opinions and literature.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ecological Footprint Awareness Program

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention was applied to the group