Wani JI, Almushayt NO, Abbag WF, Buhran LA, Nadeem M. Pediatric first aid, trauma knowledge, and attitude among parents and general population in Aseer region, Southern Saudi Arabia.
SAGE Open Med 2022;
10:20503121221126762. [PMID:
36267494 PMCID:
PMC9577076 DOI:
10.1177/20503121221126762]
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Abstract
Objectives:
Around the world, accidents and injuries are the leading causes of death
among children. Because mothers and family members commonly administer first
aid at home and at preschools, it’s critical to learn what parents and the
public think about children’s mishaps. Our objective was to assess parents’
knowledge and attitude toward pediatric first aid in the Aseer region of
Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia to
assess the parents’ level of knowledge and attitude about pediatric first
aid and trauma with an electronic- and paper-based multiple-choice
self-administered questionnaire covering different medical emergencies. The
Arabic and English versions of the questionnaire were made from the
information obtained from the first aid educational content of the Saudi
Ministry of Health.
Results:
When the participants were asked about their knowledge of pediatric first
aid, arranged in descending order from most answers, 37% (n = 135) answered
it was good, 30% (n = 111) answered that it was very good, 20% (n = 74)
answered that it was not enough, and 13% (n = 47) answered that it was
excellent. Results of the multiple linear regression analysis showed the
knowledge score to be significantly higher among participants who had higher
education levels (t = 2.039, p < 0.001), who had received first aid
training before (t = 2.786, p = 0.0001), those who were already healthcare
providers (t = 4.336, p < 0.001), those who were from rural districts
(t = 2.5, p = 0.355), and younger personnel (t = 0.821, p = 0.345) The
difference was not statistically significant.
Conclusion:
Although this study shows that the level of first aid knowledge among
personnel who care for children was low, it also shows that they are
interested in obtaining proper training.
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