Assessment of knowledge, practice and associated factors of first aid among long distance bus drivers departing from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.
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2020-12
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: First aid is the immediate or initial care given to victims of accidents before
trained medical workers arrive. In developing countries including Ethiopia, there have been
small numbers of drivers with first aid knowledge and few of them are involved in the actual
practice. These shows, some of the drivers with first aid knowledge are not applied well. To
my knowledge, the evidence is scarce about long-distance bus drivers’ knowledge and
practice and associated factors of first aid.
Objective: This study, aims to assess the status of first aid knowledge and practice among
long- distance bus drivers’ departing or leave from Addis Ababa terminal.
Method: Drivers based cross-sectional study was conducted at Kality, Ayer Tena, Asko,
Lamberet and Addis Ketema terminals. Systematic random sampling was carried out to
select the bus drivers. Buses were listed based on their side numbers and the first respondent
was selected randomly then following respondents were selected every 4 intervals (k=4).
Drivers of the selected bus were interviewed with structured questioners. Availability and
completeness of first aid kits were checked by observational checklist. Epi data software used
for data entry and bivariate and Multivariate analysis was done using SPSS V.20.
Result: The mean age of participants was 37.77 (SD=±8.607). Regarding knowledge level
102(31.5%) had high level knowledge, 159(49.1%) of them had moderate level knowledge
and 63(19.4%) of the study participants had low level knowledge. Having first aid training,
(AOR=5.753:95%CI: 2.726-12.143) and ever used the first aid kit items(AOR=2.334:95%CI:
1.164-4.682) were significant associated with first aid knowledge. Moreover, drivers who
had high level knowledge (AOR=4.618: 1.097-19.431), trained first aid (AOR=5.395: 2.39112.176)
and also those had first aid kit in their buses (AOR=9.615:95% CI: 1.588-58.232)
has a better first aid practice.
Conclusion and Recommendation: Even though, the majority of respondents had first
aid knowledge, only 46.2%of them were provided first aid at the scene. First aid knowledge
and training are some of the important factors of the first aid practice of the drivers. At the
same time, 25% of respondents had not first aid kit. Federal transport authority should be
giving the training to improve first aid knowledge and practice of long-distance bus drivers.
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First aid knowledge, first aid practice, long distance bus drivers, bus terminals