| Autor: |
Rekha S. Sonavane, Aravind Kasthuri, Deepthi Kiran |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. :603-606 |
| ISSN: |
2394-6032 |
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Background: Studies done in developed and developing countries have demonstrated deficiencies in knowledge of first aid among caregivers. With nearly 73% of the population of India is residing in rural areas. Thus this study was undertaken to document the effectiveness of first aid training on mothers in a rural area of South India. Methods: A cross sectional study conducted among 140 mothers of under 15 children in a village of South India. For the purpose of assessing the overall knowledge of subjects regarding first aid, 13 questions which assessed different aspects of knowledge regarding first aid were considered. A post training evaluation of the participant women was done to assess a change in their knowledge in comparison to their pre training levels. Results: The mean baseline knowledge score was 2.34±1.98. Fifty six women participated in the training programme on first aid, and the mean knowledge score among these 56 women was 11.64±1.27 immediately following training. There was a significant improvement in the total knowledge scores in the post evaluation as compared to pre evaluation levels (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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