Table 3 Themes, Sub-Themes, and codes obtained from interviews
From: Carbon footprint awareness of nursing students: a qualitative study
Theme | Sub-Theme | Codes | Participant |
|---|---|---|---|
Perceived Impacts of Carbon Footprint | Perceived Impact on Human Health | Affects the respiratory system | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,12 |
Affects the circulatory system | 4,6,8,10,12 | ||
Reduces immunity | 2,4,9 | ||
Increases the risk of cancer | 6,9,11 | ||
Perceived Impact on Environmental Health | Soil pollution caused by plastic products | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12 | |
Extinction of species | 1,2,6,9,10 | ||
Reduction in biodiversity | 2,5,11 | ||
Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategies | Recommended Individual Strategies | Paying attention to waste management | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 |
Not littering | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12 | ||
Sorting waste | 1,2,4,6,7,8,11 | ||
Using public transport | 1,2,3,6,7,8,11 | ||
Not smoking/reducing smoking | 3,4,5,12 | ||
Using natural gas for heating’ | 1,4,6,9 | ||
Planting trees | 1,4,6,8 | ||
Preferring glass products | 1,2,4 | ||
Recommended Institutional-Level Strategies | Education | 2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 | |
Advertisement/brochure campaign | 4,5,6,7,9 | ||
Installation of filters in factory chimneys | 5,6,11 |