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Table 2 Sociodemographic variables and previous knowledge about planetary health

From: Systems approach in planetary health education for medical students: a mixed methods study

Variable

Dataa

Age

 Mean ± standard deviation

24.41 ± 5.8

 Minimum, maximum

19. 56

Gender

 Female

51

53.12%

 Male

44

45.83%

 Other (Female or Male Transgender, Non-binary, others)

1

1.04%

Ethnicity

 White

66

68.75%

 Brown

21

21.88%

 Black

6

6.25%

 Yellow or indigenous

2

2.08%

 Non-respondents

1

1.04%

Family Income (in minimum wages)

 1–4

33

34.38%

 5–10

35

36.46%

 11 or more

27

28.13%

 Non-respondents

1

1.04%

Brazilian Birth Region

 South

52

54.17%

 Southeast

23

23.95%

 North East

7

7.29%

 Midwest

5

5.21%

 North

3

3.13%

 Non-respondents

6

6.25%

Before this class, have you heard of "Planetary Health"?

 No

56

58.33%

 Yes

31

32.29%

 I’m unsure

9

9.38%

If yes, how did you have the first contact with the theme? (it's possible to mark more than 1 option)

 Internet

17

55,%

 Class

13

42%

 Social Network

10

32%

 Friends/Family

7

23%

 Television Program

5

16%

 Scientific Article

4

13%

 Podcast

2

6%

 Lecture

2

6%

 TelessaúdeRS-UFRGS Planetary Health Open Online Course

1

3%

  1. aNumeric data presented as means ± standard deviation and categorical data as their frequency