Knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors towards basic life support among nurses working at adult emergency units of federal hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
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2021-06
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: Basic life support (BLS) is an emergency procedure targeted to maintain the
airway, breathing, and circulation for patients in life-threatening conditions before transferring to
definitive care. It is the initial response to the cardiac or non-cardiac arrest and the basis for
saving a precious life. Based on this, nurses should have Basic life support knowledge and
practical skills to provide quality care to those victims.
Objective: To assess Knowledge, Attitude, practice, and associated factors towards Basic life
support among nurses working at emergency units of federal hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: Institutional-based cross-sectional study was used to be conducted on participants
towards basic life support at emergency units of federal hospitals during the study period from
March 30, 2021, to June 30, 2021. Self-administered questioners were used to collecting data
from respondents, and then it was presented by descriptive data presentation methods for the
descriptive variable. Bivariate and multivariate logistic Regression analysis was used to show the
effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. The adjusted odds ratio was used to
interpret the strength of association at 95% CI. Statistical significance has been assured by a P
value<0.05 in multivariate analysis. The result was presented in the form of figures, tables, and
charts.
Result: 193 nurses participated in the study with a response rate of 96.5%, and among the study
participants, 41.5%, 62.2%, and 35.8% had good knowledge, a favorable attitude, and good
practice towards Basic life support, respectively. Educational status, and training, was
significantly associated with Knowledge of Basic life support. In addition, knowledge level,
Educational status, and training were significantly associated with basic life support practice on
multivariate logistic regression (p≤0.05). However, no association was seen on the Attitude of
BLS on multivariate logistic regression (p >0.05).
Conclusion: Basic life support knowledge, attitude, and practice were all low among nurses in
general. As a result, further training and advancement in education are required to achieve the
desired result.
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Basic Life Support, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Nurses, Emergency.