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

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 v...

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Autores principales: Albadrani, Muayad Saud, Qashqari, Abdulmajeed Mohammed, Alqelaiti, Basel Abdulmonem, Hammad, Ohud Khalid, Hammad, Raghad Khalid, Alrehely, Maram Salamah, Almeshhen, Walaa Abdulrahman, Albadawi, Emad Ali
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10671620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37998416
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11222924
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author Albadrani, Muayad Saud
Qashqari, Abdulmajeed Mohammed
Alqelaiti, Basel Abdulmonem
Hammad, Ohud Khalid
Hammad, Raghad Khalid
Alrehely, Maram Salamah
Almeshhen, Walaa Abdulrahman
Albadawi, Emad Ali
author_facet Albadrani, Muayad Saud
Qashqari, Abdulmajeed Mohammed
Alqelaiti, Basel Abdulmonem
Hammad, Ohud Khalid
Hammad, Raghad Khalid
Alrehely, Maram Salamah
Almeshhen, Walaa Abdulrahman
Albadawi, Emad Ali
author_sort Albadrani, Muayad Saud
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description 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 observed between age and practice scores (p = 0.782), whereas age exhibited a significant and positive relationship with attitude scores (p < 0.001). Switching to the practice score results, the median practice score was 3, with an interquartile range of 2 to 3. A considerable 39.6% of participants displayed a good level of practice, representing the highest percentage among students. In the context of attitude score findings, the median attitude score was 4, and the interquartile range was 3 to 4, this suggests that the majority of the participants had a positive attitude towards first aid and its importance. Around 27.6% of participants portrayed a good attitude level, followed by 27% who demonstrated an acceptable attitude level. In addition, gender emerged as a differentiating factor in the three primary outcomes, as females achieved superior results across all aspects. Conclusion: A significant proportion of medical and nursing students at Taibah University have solid FA knowledge, practice, and attitude. Age and education level reflect the impact of FA training and certification, which should be mandatory for all medical students. Further studies are needed to generalize the findings to other contexts.
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spelling pubmed-106716202023-11-08 Knowledge and Attitudes toward First Aid among Medical and Nursing Students at Taibah University in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study Albadrani, Muayad Saud Qashqari, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Alqelaiti, Basel Abdulmonem Hammad, Ohud Khalid Hammad, Raghad Khalid Alrehely, Maram Salamah Almeshhen, Walaa Abdulrahman Albadawi, Emad Ali Healthcare (Basel) Article 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 observed between age and practice scores (p = 0.782), whereas age exhibited a significant and positive relationship with attitude scores (p < 0.001). Switching to the practice score results, the median practice score was 3, with an interquartile range of 2 to 3. A considerable 39.6% of participants displayed a good level of practice, representing the highest percentage among students. In the context of attitude score findings, the median attitude score was 4, and the interquartile range was 3 to 4, this suggests that the majority of the participants had a positive attitude towards first aid and its importance. Around 27.6% of participants portrayed a good attitude level, followed by 27% who demonstrated an acceptable attitude level. In addition, gender emerged as a differentiating factor in the three primary outcomes, as females achieved superior results across all aspects. Conclusion: A significant proportion of medical and nursing students at Taibah University have solid FA knowledge, practice, and attitude. Age and education level reflect the impact of FA training and certification, which should be mandatory for all medical students. Further studies are needed to generalize the findings to other contexts. MDPI 2023-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10671620/ /pubmed/37998416 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11222924 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Albadrani, Muayad Saud
Qashqari, Abdulmajeed Mohammed
Alqelaiti, Basel Abdulmonem
Hammad, Ohud Khalid
Hammad, Raghad Khalid
Alrehely, Maram Salamah
Almeshhen, Walaa Abdulrahman
Albadawi, Emad Ali
Knowledge and Attitudes toward First Aid among Medical and Nursing Students at Taibah University in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title Knowledge and Attitudes toward First Aid among Medical and Nursing Students at Taibah University in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Knowledge and Attitudes toward First Aid among Medical and Nursing Students at Taibah University in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Knowledge and Attitudes toward First Aid among Medical and Nursing Students at Taibah University in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and Attitudes toward First Aid among Medical and Nursing Students at Taibah University in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Knowledge and Attitudes toward First Aid among Medical and Nursing Students at Taibah University in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort knowledge and attitudes toward first aid among medical and nursing students at taibah university in madinah city, saudi arabia: a cross-sectional study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10671620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37998416
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11222924
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