Determining the awareness of university students regarding carbon footprint

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the behaviors of university students regarding their carbon footprint in their daily lives in the areas of home, shopping, transportation and food consumption. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Yozgat Bozok University in the Spring Semester of the 2022-2023 Academic Year. The sample of the study consisted of 164 students studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Engineering and Communication at Yozgat Bozok University in the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. The research data were obtained online with the "Personal Information Form" and "Carbon Footprint Awareness Survey". Numbers and percentages were used in the analysis of demographic data, and the Chi-Square test was used in comparative analyses. The significance level in statistical tests was accepted as p