Factors affecting knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers towards basic life support in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers towards basic life support (BLS) in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, and to investigate the factors affecting them.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Participants

201 healthcare professionals were recruited for this study through simple convenience sampling which included house officers (HOs), trained medical officers, postgraduate residents, professors, specialty registrars and nurses. Healthcare professionals who were reluctant to give consent were excluded from the study.

Results

Among the chosen participants, only 16.4% had good knowledge whereas 63% had a good attitude towa

SUBMITTER: Hasnain S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481732 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature