PMID: 29487476Mar 1, 2018Paper

Awareness and Knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals in a University Community in Southwestern Nigeria

Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
Akinlolu G OmisoreEsther Olufunmilayo Asekun-Olarinmoye

Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a globally accepted developmental agenda, and it is expected that everyone everywhere in the world would be aware, knowledgeable and be willing to contribute to its attainment. This study aims to assess the level of awareness, knowledge of, and attitudes towards the SDGs among members of a university community. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 450 students and staff of Osun State University, Southwestern Nigeria, selected from three of its six multi-campuses via multi-stage sampling. Data were collected by means of semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 20.0. The mean age for the respondents was 26(10.2) years. Only 43% of the respondents were aware of the SDGs and only 4.2% had good knowledge of the SDGs. However, 56.3% had positive attitude towards it. More respondents with good knowledge of the SDGs were either acadenic staff or those have been enlightened via personal study of the SDGs or through other means. Similarly having a positive attitude was associated with being an academic staff/ high level of education as well as belonging to the middle age group. (p<0.05). The awareness of and attitudes towards the SDGs was just fair. However, the...Continue Reading

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