{
  "abstract": "Background Healthcare professionals play a vital role in addressing planetary health; however, their proenvironmental behaviour (PEB) remains underexplored, particularly in Pakistan. The study aimed to assess healthcare professionals’ knowledge and attitudes regarding planetary health and the new ecological paradigm (NEP) and to determine the PEB of healthcare professionals.Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan, from July to November 2024. A total of 307 healthcare professionals filled out a structured questionnaire. Spearman’s correlation was used to assess the relationship between knowledge of planetary health and the NEP, as well as PEB.Results The mean age of participants was 40±11.4 years. Regarding knowledge, 238 (77.5%) of participants agreed that environmental problems have a direct impact on human health. The majority, 283 (92.2%), expressed their concern about climate change. Most respondents recognised the limits to Earth’s resources (268; 87.3%), agreed that humans are abusing the environment (260; 84.7%) and expressed concern about ecological crises (280; 91.3%). Almost 85% (261 respondents) thought that encouraging sustainable healthcare practices is necessary for both present and future generations. PEBs included frequent recycling, conserving water and educating others about environmental impacts, as mentioned by 249 (81.1%) respondents. A highly significant, positive correlation was observed between participants’ endorsement of the NEP and their PEB, specifically in ‘day-to-day activities’ (correlation coefficient=0.47, p value<0.001), as well as between NEP and attitude (correlation coefficient=0.45, p value<0.001).Conclusion Knowledge about planetary health and the NEP has a positive influence on environmental attitudes and PEBs. Similarly, environmental attitudes have a positive impact on PEBs.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan"
      ],
      "name": "Hina Shan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan"
      ],
      "name": "Shahaan Chughtai"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Public Health, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan"
      ],
      "name": "Hafiz Maaz Abdullah"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Community Medicine, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan"
      ],
      "name": "Saadia Maqbool"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Knowledge of planetary health and the new ecological paradigm in relation to proenvironmental behaviour among healthcare professionals of twin cities, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study",
  "uid": "cff145b6-97b0-5323-8303-20caa0e32583"
}