Knowledge and need for training about¿rst aid f eople in two wards of Hue city

Abstract

First aid is an essential skill that can be helpful in an emergency to limit the rateof secondarypre-hospital trauma and deaths related to injuries. However, in Vietnam,񯿿rst aid raining n he ommunity still has not been taken into account. This study aims to񯿿nd out the knowledge ad ned r training regarding񯿿rst aid and its related factors among the general population intw wadsof Hue City. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 409 people using structuredquestionnaires.Binary logistic regression analysis to determine related factors. The results showedthat 32.5%ofrespondents had an adequate knowledge and 72.1% of the subjects expressed the needfortraining񯿿rst aid. There were signi񯿿cant association between general knowledge andeducationlevel(OR=2.464; 95%CI=1.540-3.944) and had taken 񯿿rst aid courses (OR=2.728; 95%CI=1.687- .412). The diৼerences between the factors of age (OR=0.977; 95%CI=0.962-0.993), occupation OR=1.918; 95%CI=1.135-3.242), and general knowledge (OR=2.043; 95%CI=1.201-3.473) ith the need for񯿿rst aid training were statistically signi񯿿cant. Research has shown tat people's owledge about񯿿rst aid is quite limited, while the need for training is high. Therefore, health magers need to organize training courses to improve񯿿rst aid knowledge and skills for peole