Knowledge Towards First Aid Among Faculty of Health Sciences Student

Abstract

Having knowledge related towards first aid in each individual person is important in terms of helping people in emergency situation since injuries are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. As the occurrence of emergencies has gradually increased in recent years, it is essential to make sure that individuals, including university students, are knowledgeable and adequately trained to deal with such measures. The objective of this study is to determine the level of knowledge towards first aid among students from the Faculty of Health Sciences of UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus.  A quantitative cross-sectional survey with stratified random sampling study was conducted among 313 students. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 39.7.8% of participants had a moderate level of first aid knowledge. 61.6% of the participants had experienced taking first aid courses and they significantly have high level of knowledge (p-value = 0.000). There are significant associations between sociodemographic and the level of first aid knowledge in term of gender, courses and first aid training experience. In light of these results, most of the Health Sciences student had moderate level of knowledge related to first aid.