First aid knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors among kindergarten teachers of Lideta sub-city Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gemechu Ganfure; Gemechu Ameya; Ababe Tamirat; Bikila Lencha; Dereje Bikila

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194263

First aid knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors among kindergarten teachers of Lideta sub-city Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

PLoS One. 2018 Mar 13;13(3):e0194263. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194263. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Gemechu Ganfure¹, Gemechu Ameya², Ababe Tamirat³, Bikila Lencha⁴, Dereje Bikila⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Midwifery, Goba Referral Hospital Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia.
² Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of medicine and health sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Nursing, College of medicine and health sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
⁴ Department of public health, Goba Referral Hospital Madda Walabu University, Goba, Ethiopia.
⁵ Department of Nursing, College of medicine and health sciences, Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia.

Abstract

Background: Injuries are very common and can occur at any point of time in a day. Unintended injuries in kindergarten children are the most common and need immediate life saving care which is known as first aid. This study aimed to investigate knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors of first aid among kindergarten teachers of Lideta sub-city Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among kindergarten teachers. Data was collected using pretested, structured and self-administered questionnaire S1 File. The collected data was entered in to Epi Data version 3.1 software and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify association between kindergarten teachers' knowledge and attitudes towards first aid and different variables. Odds ratios with 95% CI and p<0.05 were computed to determine the presence of the association.

Result: One hundred and ninety-four teachers participated in the study with a response rate of 95%. Only 40% of the teachers were knowledgeable and 75% of them had positive attitude for first aid. Eighty percent of teachers encountered with children in need of first aid. Kindergarten teachers older than 35 years [AOR = 4.2, 95%CI: (1.02, 16.9)], five years' experience [AOR = 3.1, 95%CI: (1.2, 7.6)], having previous first aid training [AOR = 3.1, 95%CI: (1.2, 7.7)], source of first aid information and teachers serving in private kindergarten are associated with having knowledge of first aid. Long time experience, type of kindergarten, previous training, and exposure to children in need of first aid were positive association with attitude towards first aid.

Conclusion: Low first aid knowledge and high positive attitude among kindergarten teachers. Having long time experience, being older age, previous first aid training, and serving in private kindergarten were positively associated with first aid knowledge and positive attitude. Creating awareness and including first aid courses in the kindergarten teachers' curriculum need to be considered.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethiopia
Female
First Aid / methods*
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Male
School Teachers*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Wounds and Injuries / therapy*
Young Adult

Grants and funding

The authors thank Madda Walabu University for its unreserved support, follow-up, and sponsorship for this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.