Knowledge and Attitudes toward First Aid among Medical and Nursing Students at Taibah University in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study is to evaluate the first aid (FA) knowledge, practice, and attitude of medical and nursing students at Taibah University in Madinah.

Methods

The study involved a cross-sectional online survey of 359 students from different academic years, using a revised and validated questionnaire on FA procedures, which were assessed utilizing a revised iteration of a questionnaire that had been previously validated.

Results

Regarding the knowledge score outcomes, the median score was 4, with an interquartile range of (3,5). Approximately 32.3% of participants demonstrated an excellent level of knowledge in first aid. Age exhibited a substantial and positive correlation with knowledge scores (p < 0.001), no significant correlation was obs

SUBMITTER: Albadrani MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10671620 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature