Assessment of Knowledge Regarding First aid among Primary School Teachers Faris Selman Hussain1,*, Alzeyadi Safi2, Athbi Hassan Abdullah3 1Phd. Instructor, Family and Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Kerbala, Kerbala City, Iraq 2Psychiatric mental health department, College of Nursing, University of Kerbala, Kerbala City, Iraq 3Adult Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Kerbala, Kerbala City, Iraq *Corresponding author: Selman Hussain Faris. Family and Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing. University of Kerbala, Kerbala City, Iraq
Online published on 7 May, 2019. Abstract This study aims to explore the primary school teachers’ knowledge toward first aid at primary school. A cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted at the primary school to identify knowledge of primary school teachers toward first aid in Kerbala city-South-Central of Iraq during the period from November 2018 to December 2018 on a sample of 200 teachers. Out of 200 teachers, majority (83%) of the total sample were females while 17% were males, (76%) were between (30–49) years old, (90%) of study sample did not participate in any training program. and, majority (85%) of teachers they have acquired knowledge through T.V or Net. About half of primary school teachers’ did have low level of knowledge concerning first aid, most of the primary school teachers not participant in any training program about first aid, and difference in gender has effect on their knowledge. Top Keywords Knowledge, first aid, primary school, and teachers. Top |