Knowledge, attitude, and practice of CPR and willingness to perform it among undergraduate medical students of Najran University, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.
Abdullah Ibrahim Aedh, Emad Abdel-Haliem, Mohamed Farid
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Abstract
Aim/objective: We aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of CPR and willingness to perform it among undergraduate medical students of Najran University, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Medical students should possess good knowledge of CPR as they would be expected to encounter emergencies requiring CPR.
Design: This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia, from November 2021 to January 2022.
Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was carried out between November 2021 and January 2022. A validated self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. According to Bloom's cut-off points, the participants' knowledge was categorized as poor, moderate and good, and attitude as negative, neutral and positive.
Results: 258 medical students responded to the questionnaire giving a response rate of 77.71%. The participants obtained a mean knowledge score of 6.34 ± 2.17 out of 10. 45% and 35.1% of participants were found to have moderate and good knowledge of CPR. The highest CPR knowledge was observed in medical interns. The participants achieved an average attitude score of 42.12 ± 6.78 out of 50, and about 75.2% showed a positive attitude towards CPR. 55.81% reported attending CPR sessions in their curriculum, and only 21.3% had ever performed chest compressions on a patient who collapsed. The majority of the participants were willing to perform CPR in an emergency.
Conclusion: The medical students should be provided with regular CPR courses and refresher training during their graduation.
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BMC Medical Education is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the training of healthcare professionals, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. The journal has a special focus on curriculum development, evaluations of performance, assessment of training needs and evidence-based medicine.
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