TITLE:
Community Knowledge about Bleeding Control in Jazan, KSA: Is There a Need for First Aid Educational Programs
AUTHORS:
Md Mazharul Hoque, Hamoud Yahya Alsuriha, Mohamed E. Moukhyer, Bahja Siddig, Mohamed Mubarak Almaki, Amna Moukhyer, Fawaz Yahya Masswadi, Mofareh Salman Harubi, Elias Yosef Modabish, Talal Omar Khasawi, Yaser Mohammed Hantool, Mohammed Awaji Mohammed Madkhali, Aziza Mukhayer
KEYWORDS:
Injury, Uncontrolled Bleeding, First Aid Knowledge, Attitude, Jazan City
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.12 No.6,
June
13,
2024
ABSTRACT: The current study aimed to evaluate the first aid knowledge and general awareness of bleeding control, and their relations with different variables among the population of Jazan City, Saudi Arabia, in 2023. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jazan City, Saudi Arabia between April 2023 and May 2023. Participants, >13 years old, living in Jazan City, were self-enrolled. Data collection was carried out by distributing a self-reported online survey questionnaire via email and social media apps. A validated, pretested online self-report questionnaire was used for data collection, with data analysis performed using (MS) Excel 2022 and SPSS version 26. A Chi-square test was used to determine the association of sociodemographic variables and Bleeding Control (BC) knowledge with, significance set at p