Ganfure, Gemechu (2016) First Aid Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Kindergarten Teachers of Lideta-Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
![[img]](http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png) |
PDF (First Aid Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Kindergarten Teachers of Lideta-Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016)
Gemechu Ganfure.pdf - Accepted Version Restricted to Repository staff only Download (412kB) | Request a copy |
Abstract
Background: First aid is the immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly fallen ill. It includes self-help and home care if medical assistance is not available or is delayed. Injuries are very common now a day and can occur at any point of time in day to day life. Among them, injuries in school children rank a major part. This study will contribute to identify the gap on Knowledge, attitude and practice of first aid among kindergarten schools of Lideta Sub City in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Objective: - To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of first aid among kindergarten teachers in Lideta Sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016. Method: - A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted from February to March 2016 in kindergarten teachers of Lideta Sub City in Addis Ababa City. The study was conducted on 204 samples from 23 selected kindergarten schools.Data was collected by using pretested, structured self-administer questionnaire consisting knowledge, attitude and practice questions.Binary and multiple logistic regression analysis were used using SPSS version 23. Result: - None of the surveyed employees answered all questions correctly; only 77 (39.7%) individuals achieved mean and above mean for knowledge questions for common injuries. The relative number of correct answers to specific questions ranged from 35.6% to 50.5%. Out of all respondents, 155(79.9%) had faced the child in need of first aid and 139 (89.7%) of them had given first aid for different common injuries. Most employees agreed that giving first aid was helpful and the vast majority felt that it was important and useful for them to learn pediatric first aid. A multiple linear regression analysis showed scores were significantly higher among teachers with service year of more than ten years, those who had received first aid training before and private school teachers. Conclusion and recommendation: The level of first-aid knowledge among kindergarten teachers in Lideta Sub-City, Addis Ababa was low. There is an urgent need to educate teachers regarding first aid practices and the various risk factors relating to specific injuries.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | first aid, KAP, kindergarten, teachers, Lideta sub city |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2018 09:57 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2018 09:57 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5938 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |