The Transformative Power of Environmental Education in the Consumption of Safety: The Case of a Popular Housing Estate

River  Chávez Santos; Angelica María Carrasco Rituay; Jesús  Rascón; Yuri  Reina Marín; Einstein  Sánchez Bardales; Ytmar Tatiana  Chávez Santos; Rosas  Carranza Guevara

doi:10.48161/qaj.v4n3a838

Authors

River Chávez Santos Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and EngineeringToribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University, Amazonas, 01001, Peru
Angelica María Carrasco Rituay Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and EngineeringToribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University, Amazonas, 01001, Peru
Jesús Rascón Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and EngineeringToribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University, Amazonas, 01001, Peru
Yuri Reina Marín Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and EngineeringToribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University, Amazonas, 01001, Peru
Einstein Sánchez Bardales Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and EngineeringToribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University, Amazonas, 01001, Peru
Ytmar Tatiana Chávez Santos Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and EngineeringToribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University, Amazonas, 01001, Peru
Rosas Carranza Guevara Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and EngineeringToribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University, Amazonas, 01001, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48161/qaj.v4n3a838

Abstract

Water is a basic resource for the survival of human beings, however, not everyone has access to this resource. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention in a popular urbanization that lacks access to drinking water and is supplied by surface wells. A pre-experimental quantitative methodology was used that involves three stages: diagnosis, educational intervention and evaluation. The results showed that the educational intervention had significant changes in knowledge and water safety consumption habits (p < 0.001), furthermore learning persisted after the educational intervention and habits continued to improve; also, it was identified that there were no significant differences in gender and educational level. It is concluded that implementing short-term environmental education programs contributes to bringing about change in vulnerable populations that do not have access to safe drinking water.

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