KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS REGARDING CHOKING'S FIRST AID IN ERBIL CITY- KURDISTAN REGION - IRAQ

Abstract

To provide urgent first aid correct knowledge is required along with appropriate attitude that will increase the chance of saving the victims. The study aimed to evaluate the teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward first aid of choking. A cross sectional descriptive design study was conducted in ten primary schools, which  were randomly selected from Erbil city, during the period 29 of December, 2014; to 3 of February, 2015. The study recruited 113 teachers. A special questionnaire was constructed, which consisted of three parts. Chi square test of association (Fisher's test) was used to compare proportions. A p value ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically signicant. The study found that there were incorrect knowledge among study samples as most of teachers had moderate to low level of knowledge with significant association between years of experience and level of knowledge. Moreover teacher's attitude was significantly associated with their age, marital status, educational background and levels of experience. The study concluded that the most of teachers had low to poor knowledge regarding first aid, and their attitude toward rst aid was good. A special training course to improve teacher's knowledge and attitude regarding choking and first aid has been recommended.