Assessment of Knowledge, attitude and practice on first aid management of choking and associated factors among kindergarten teachers in Addis Abeba governmental schools, Addis Abeba,Ethiopia,2019.
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2019-06
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Addis Abeba University
Abstract
Introduction: Choking is defined as the hindrance of respiration by a foreign body
obstruction in the internal airway, including the pharynx, hypopharynx, and trachea. It is a
leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population with preschool children at
the greatest risk. Young children are at increased risk because of their tendency to put objects
in their mouth, immature dentition, inability to adequately chew their food, poor coordination
of swallowing, and smaller airway. Lack of kindergarten teacher’s knowledge and skills toward
choking first aid may led to serious health consequences.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards
first aid management of choking among kindergarten teachers in Addis Ababa governmental
schools, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.2019.
Methods and material: Institutional based cross-sectional study design was applied to the
study area, pretested structured self-administered questionnaires was used for data collection.
Result: None of the study participant answered all questions correctly; only 83(37.05%)
scored mean and above for knowledge questions on choking first aid.
Among all participant 97 (43.3%) had faced the choked child in the school compound and only
42 (43.2%) of them had provided choking first aid to the victim.
Majority of the respondent agree that choking need immediate management and most of the
study participant had positive attitude towards choking first aid.
Multiple logistic regression analysis showed Kindergarten teachers with the previous first aid
training were 2.902 times more knowledgeable than those kindergarten teachers without
previous first aid training (AOR: 2.902, 95% CI: 1.612, 5.227).
Conclusion and recommendation: The level of choking first-aid knowledge and skills among
kindergarten teachers in Bole, Gulele and kirkos subcities in Addis Ababa was low. There is
an urgent need to train teachers regarding choking first aid management.
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Choking, first aid, KAP, kindergarten, teachers.