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Table 2 Providers’ self-reported beliefs and self-efficacy regarding environmental health

From: The Environment and Children’s Health Care in Northwest China

Belief statements

Mean ± SD

The role of environmental health impacts on children is of little importance (1) ➔ of great importance (5) (n = 695)

4.35 ± .88

The amount of control child health providers have over environmental health hazards is minimal (1) ➔ maximal (5) (n = 692)

2.79 ± 1.26

The magnitude of children’s environmental related-illnesses is decreasing (1) ➔ increasing (5) (n = 693)

3.89 ± 1.13

Assessing environmental exposures through history-taking in pediatric practice is of little importance (1) ➔ of great importance (5) (n = 695)

3.88 ± 1.07

Conducting an environmental health history on all my patients (1) takes up too much time ➔ does not take up too much time (5) (n = 693)

2.70 ± 1.22

Self efficacy statements

Mean ± SD

How confident are you in managing:

 

 Lead exposure (n = 689)

2.34 ± 1.26

 Pesticide exposure (n = 689)

2.63 ± 1.36

 Air pollution exposure (n = 688)

2.22 ± 1.27

 Mercury exposure (n = 683)

2.45 ± 1.25

 Mold exposure (n = 688)

2.52 ± 1.25

 PCB exposure (n = 688)

2.27 ± 1.25