Awareness, attitude and perceived knowledge regarding First Aid in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional household survey

Diango, Ken; Yangongo, John; Mafuta, Eric; Wallis, Lynne

doi:10.1016/j.afjem.2022.03.001

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“…It is also unclear to what extent the signs and symptoms reported in the HIC literature are transferable to LMICs, where diarrheal illnesses or vector-borne diseases (such as malaria) predominate. In LMICs that feature developing or do not have emergency care systems and services, the integration of community-based first-aid providers offers a prime opportunity to increase sepsis recognition and initiate healthcare-seeking behavior [59], ultimately resulting in decreased mortality. Given a higher sepsis incidence and the critical role that a firstaid provider might play in such nascent systems, it is necessary that research in LMIC contexts should be advanced.…”

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Recognition and Awareness of Sepsis by First-Aid Providers in Adults With Suspected Infection: A Scoping Review

Kule,

Stassen,

Flores

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Sepsis accounts for a significant proportion of preventable deaths worldwide and early treatment has been found to be a mainstay of decreasing mortality. Early identification of sepsis in the first-aid setting is critical as this results in a shorter time to hospital presentation and management with antibiotics and initial resuscitation. Our aim was to explore the existing literature related to either sepsis recognition or awareness of sepsis by first-aid providers who are evaluating an adult suspected of an acute infection.Our scoping review was performed as part of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation's (ILCOR) continuous evidence evaluation process to update the 2024 ILCOR Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations. We searched Embase, Medline, and Cochrane databases from their inception to January 17, 2023, with updated searches performed on November 21, 2023, and December 2, 2023. The gray literature search was conducted on August 29, 2023. The population included adults presenting with an acute illness exhibiting signs and symptoms of a severe infection. Outcomes included sepsis recognition or awareness of sepsis by a lay first-aid provider.After reviewing 4380 potential sources, four reviews (three systematic reviews and one scoping review), 11 observational studies, and 27 websites met the inclusion criteria. No study directly addressed our PICOST (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcomes, Study Design, and Timeframe) question as none were performed in the first-aid setting. Three systematic reviews and nine observational studies that assessed the ability of early warning scores to detect sepsis and predict adverse outcomes secondary to sepsis had inconsistent results, but many found the screening tools to be useful. One scoping review and one observational study found public knowledge and awareness of sepsis to be variable and dependent upon healthcare employment, location, education level, ethnicity, sex, and age. Signs and symptoms associated with sepsis as listed by gray literature sources fell primarily under nine general categories as a means of educating the public on sepsis recognition.Although this scoping review did not identify any studies that directly addressed our outcomes, it highlights the need for future research to better understand the recognition of sepsis in first-aid settings.

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Recognition and Awareness of Sepsis by First-Aid Providers in Adults With Suspected Infection: A Scoping Review

Kule,

Stassen,

Flores

et al. 2024

Cureus

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“…In our study, it was observed that the mean FAS score increased as the educational level increased, and it was also found that high school and university graduates had statistically significantly higher first aid awareness than primary school graduates. It was determined in household surveys conducted by Bas et al with rifle factory workers in Türkiye, Midani et al in the United Arab Emirates, and Diango et al in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that those with higher levels of education had higher first aid awareness (34)(35)(36). Positive improvements are observed in the knowledge and awareness of individuals after the training (37).…”

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İlk Yardim Eği̇ti̇mi̇ Öncesi̇nde Ve Sonrasinda Bi̇reyleri̇n İlk Yardim Farkindaliklarinin İncelenmesi̇

Can¹,

Bayer

2023

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Bu çalışmada bireylerin ilk yardım farkındalıklarının belirlenmesi ve ilk yardım eğitim merkezleri tarafından verilen eğitimlerin kişilerin ilk yardım farklılıklarında anlamlı bir değişikliğe neden olup olmadığının tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Tanımlayıcı kesitsel nitelikteki bu araştırma Mart 2023 tarihi içerisinde Ankara-Türkiye’de faaliyet gösteren 4 farklı ilk yardım eğitim merkezinde yürütülmüştür. 122 kişiyle araştırma yürütülmüş olup, çalışmaya katılma oranı %96,8’dir. Araştırmada veri toplama yöntemi olarak anket kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri SPSS 23.0 programında analiz edilerek değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılanların yaş aralığı 20-47 yıl olup, yaş ortalaması 27.8±6.6’dır. Katılımcıların %61.5’i kadın, %68.8’i evlidir. Katılımcıların ön testte (2.10±1.1) puan, son testte ise (3.49±1.4) puan aldıkları ve aradaki farkın anlamlı olduğu tespit edilmiştir (t=-6.65, p<0.001). Yaş, cinsiyet ve eğitim düzeyine göre ilk yardım farkındalığında gruplar arasında farklılıklar vardır (p<0.05). Katılımcıların ilk yardım farkındalığının düşük düzeyde olduğu, ilk yardım eğitimi sonrasında yüksek düzeye ulaştığı tespit edilmiştir. İlk yardım eğitimlerinin toplumun tüm kesimlerini kapsayacak şekilde, belirli aralıklarla verilmesinin ilk yardım farkındalığını artıracağı değerlendirilmektedir.

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“…The study conducted by Gouda et al [9] revealed that 90.5% of mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about home injuries in Egypt, and another study in Egypt showed that two-fifths of the mothers participating had fair knowledge regarding first-aid [10]. Regarding the factors associated with mothers' knowledge, African studies revealed that (i) the mother's age and the mother's education level were statistically significant independent positive predictors of higher knowledge scores [9] in Egypt, (ii) age, education, and occupation were statistically significant independent positive predictors of knowledge scores in Egypt [10], and (iii) that age, area of residence, and the level of education of the participants played a variable role regarding first-aid awareness, attitude, and knowledge in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo [11] (but this knowledge covered first-aid in general and was not focused on domestic accident in children).…”

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Domestic Accidents of Children in the Orodara District of Burkina Faso: Mothers’ Knowledge of First-Aid Practices

Coulibaly,

Sogo,

Bara

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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First-aid practices after a domestic accident are not always known, especially in Africa. This study aimed to measure mothers’ knowledge of emergency procedures and attitudes in the event of domestic accidents in children. We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Orodara health district, Kénédougou province, Burkina Faso, among mothers of children aged 0–14 years. The dependent variable was the mothers’ knowledge of domestic accident first-aid practices, and the independent variables were the sociodemographic characteristics of the households and the mothers. Determinants were identified using linear regression with a threshold of 5%. A total of 798 mothers were surveyed. The mean knowledge score was 6.9 (standard deviation = 1.5) out of 19. Upon our multivariate analysis, the factors associated with the mothers’ knowledge about first-aid practices were the mothers’ age, the number of children under 14 years old living in the same household, the household size, the score for knowledge of non-recommended attitudes, the mothers’ level of education, and the place of residence. This study showed that awareness campaigns, especially in rural areas, seem important in improving mothers’ knowledge of first-aid practices in domestic accidents and, therefore, reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with domestic accidents.

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Awareness, attitude and perceived knowledge regarding First Aid in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional household survey

Cited by 13 publications

References 37 publications

Recognition and Awareness of Sepsis by First-Aid Providers in Adults With Suspected Infection: A Scoping Review

Recognition and Awareness of Sepsis by First-Aid Providers in Adults With Suspected Infection: A Scoping Review

İlk Yardim Eği̇ti̇mi̇ Öncesi̇nde Ve Sonrasinda Bi̇reyleri̇n İlk Yardim Farkindaliklarinin İncelenmesi̇

Domestic Accidents of Children in the Orodara District of Burkina Faso: Mothers’ Knowledge of First-Aid Practices

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