| Total | Bangladesh 1 | Bhutan 2 | India 3 | Pakistan 4 | P value | Dunn’s Pair wise comparison | |||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | 1 - 2 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 4 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 4 | 3 - 4 | ||
What barriers prevent you from addressing climate change related health issues with patients | ||||||||||||
1) I do not believethat climate change is happening (n = 200) | ||||||||||||
Strongly agree | 6 (3.0) | 3 (5) | - | 2 (3.6) | 1 (1.5) | 0.33 |
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Agree | 23 (11.5) | 7 (11.7) | 1 (5) | 5 (9.1) | 10 (15.4) | |||||||
Neutral | 26 (13.0) | 8 (13.3) | 3 (15) | 3 (5.5) | 12 (18.5) | |||||||
Disagree | 69 (34.5) | 20 (33.3) | 11 (55) | 19 (34.5) | 19 (29.2) | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 76 (38.0) | 22 (36.7) | 5 (25) | 26 (47.3) | 23 (35.4) | |||||||
2) My patients are not interested to know about climate change (n = 197) | ||||||||||||
Strongly agree | 17 (8.6) | 7 (11.9) | - | 4 (7.4) | 6 (9.2) | 0.16 |
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Agree | 84 (42.6) | 27 (45.8) | 9 (47.4) | 21 (38.9) | 27 (41.5) | |||||||
Neutral | 46 (23.4) | 15 (25.4) | 3 (15.8) | 9 (16.7) | 19 (29.2) | |||||||
Disagree | 41 (20.8) | 9 (15.3) | 6 (31.6) | 15 (27.8) | 11 (16.9) | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 9 (4.6) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (5.3) | 5 (9.3) | 2 (3.1) | |||||||
Lack of time (n = 200) | ||||||||||||
Strongly agree | 24 (12.0) | 7 (11.9) | 4 (20.0) | 4 (7.1) | 9 (13.8) | 0.18 |
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Agree | 96 (48.0) | 33 (55.9) | 7 (35.0) | 24 (42.9) | 32 (49.2) | |||||||
Neutral | 44 (22.0) | 11 (18.6) | 4 (20.0) | 14 (25.0) | 15 (23.1) | |||||||
Disagree | 25 (12.5) | 7 (11.9) | 3 (15.0) | 9 (16.1) | 6 (9.2) | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 11 (5.5) | 1 (1.7) | 2 (10.0) | 5 (8.9) | 3 (4.6) | |||||||
3) Lack of knowledge in how to approach the issue with my patients (n = 195) | ||||||||||||
Strongly agree | 27 (13.8) | 6 (10.7) | 2 (10.0) | 7 (13.0) | 12 (18.5) | 0.10 |
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Agree | 93 (47.7) | 29 (51.8) | 8 (40.0) | 22 (40.7) | 34 (52.3) | |||||||
Neutral | 35 (18.0) | 10 (17.9) | 5 (25.0) | 8 (14.8) | 12 (18.5) | |||||||
Disagree | 32 (16.4) | 10 (17.9) | 5 (25.0) | 12 (22.2) | 5 (7.7) | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 8 (4.1) | 1 (1.8) | - | 5 (9.3) | 2 (3.1) | |||||||
4) Addressing these issues with my patients will not make any difference in their overall health (n = 198) | ||||||||||||
Strongly agree | 18 (9.1) | 9 (15.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.6) | 6 (9.2) | 0.01* | 0.04* | 0.00** | 0.16 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.05* |
Agree | 46 (23.2) | 17 (28.8) | 4 (20.0) | 9 (16.7) | 16 (24.6) | |||||||
Neutral | 46 (23.2) | 14 (23.7) | 5 (25.0) | 10 (18.5) | 17 (26.2) | |||||||
Disagree | 59 (29.8) | 14 (23.7) | 9 (45.0) | 20 (37.0) | 16 (24.6) | |||||||
Strongly disagree | 29 (14.7) | 5 (8.5) | 2 (10.0) | 12 (22.2) | 10 (15.4) |