Basic Life Support Knowledge Among a Nonmedical Population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

BackgroundProviding basic life support (BLS) at the site of an accident is crucial to increase the survival rates of the injured people. It is especially relevant when health care is far away.ObjectiveThe aim of our study is to assess the BLS knowledge level of the Saudi Arabian population and identify influencing factors associated with level of knowledge about BLS.MethodsOur study is a cross-sectional descriptive study, which was conducted using a self-administered online questionnaire derived from the BLS practice test. The Saudi population was the target population. The questionnaire was divided into two parts: one contained demographic data and the second part contained questions to test the population’s perception about how to perform BLS techniques properly. The data were collected between July and August 2017. Statistically significant differences were defined as those with a P value <.05, and a score of five or more was considered a passing score on the second part. We used SPSS version 21 for data analysis.ResultsOur study included 301 participants. Our participants’ BLS online exam scores ranged from 0 to 10, with a mean of 4.1 (SD 1.7). Only 39.2% (118/301) of the participants passed the test. The percentage of bachelor’s degree or higher holders constituted 60.1% (181/301) of the study population. In addition, higher income was significantly associated with higher scores on the test (P=.04).ConclusionsThis study demonstrated that the theoretical knowledge level of BLS among the general population in Jeddah was below average. There is a critical need to increase the public’s exposure to BLS education through raising awareness campaigns and government-funded training programs that aim to curb the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest mortalities in the Saudi community.

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“…The proportion of basic life support knowledge was reported 39.2% in Saudi Arabia, 43.7% in Iran, 74.3% in Egypt, and 44.0% in Jimma, respectively. [14][15][16] Other similar studies, in Saudi Arabia and Addis Ababa also reported that basic life support knowledge was 50.0%, 45.8%, 40.0%, and 50.3%, respectively. 4,9,14,17 Studies in India and Portugal showed that level of education, gender, and income was significantly associated with knowledge score towards basic life support.…”

“…[14][15][16] Other similar studies, in Saudi Arabia and Addis Ababa also reported that basic life support knowledge was 50.0%, 45.8%, 40.0%, and 50.3%, respectively. 4,9,14,17 Studies in India and Portugal showed that level of education, gender, and income was significantly associated with knowledge score towards basic life support. 18,19 The study in Saudi Arabia revealed that higher income and level of education were significantly associated with higher knowledge score towards BLS.…”

“…18,19 The study in Saudi Arabia revealed that higher income and level of education were significantly associated with higher knowledge score towards BLS. 14 Another study in Saudi Arabia also showed that the age of the participants, higher education, and taking training courses significantly increased the knowledge about basic life support information. 9 Studies conducted in India, Egypt, Republic of Slovenia, Saudi Arabia and Portugal revealed that having training about first aid was significantly associated with knowledge.…”

The Effect Of Basic Life Support Training On Basic Life Support Knowledge In ‘Aisyiyah Cadre

“…In the Wilcoxon test, which aims to assess the effect of BLS training on increasing BLS knowledge in Aisyiyah cadres, the following results were obtained: (Subki et al, 2018).…”

Perbandingan Metode Ceramah Dan Health Coaching Tentang Basic Life Support (Bls) Untuk Remaja Masjid

“…adalah suatu tindakan pada saat pasien ditemukan dalam keadaan tiba-tiba tidak bergerak, tidak sadar, atau tidak bernafas, maka periksa respon pasien. (Subki et al, 2018). BLS (basic life support) adalah dasar dari penyelamatan nyawa yang diikuti henti jantung.…”