Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Members of the Medical Community Mobilization on First Aid for Burn Injuries in Guilan, Iran
Background and purpose: Burn is one of the most devastating injuries which is considered as a critical health issue in the world. Rapid and effective post-burn first aid can significantly affect the burn outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitude of the M...
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| author | Mohammadreza Mobayen Seyed Ebrahim Pour-Abbas Mohammadreza Naghipour Mahdi Akhoundi Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi |
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| description | Background and purpose: Burn is one of the most devastating injuries which is considered as a critical health issue in the world. Rapid and effective post-burn first aid can significantly affect the burn outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitude of the Medical Community Mobilization on burn injuries.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in members of the Medical Community Mobilization including 1173 individuals in Rasht, Iran 2015. A total of 562 people was selected using random sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to assess their awareness and attitude. Data were analyzed in SPSS V18.
Results: The mean age of participants was 38.21 ±8 8.06 years old. Seventy-three (13%) individuals reported receiving first aid trainings for burn injuries during the past year. The correct answers of the participants about chemical, electrical, and thermal burns were 3%, 10.1%, and 47%, respectively. Among the members of the Medical Community Mobilization studied, 241 (42.9%) were found with moderate attitude and 254 (45.2%) had a good attitude towards receiving first aid trainings in burn injuries.
Conclusion: The rate of response to all questions and the education received were lower in this study than other studies, but the participants had positive attitudes towards receiving appropriate trainings, so, holding training courses of high quality and quantity could be of great benefit. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a11a04199fb48e6865b8073f8f94ef42023-01-24T06:49:18ZengMazandaran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences1735-92601735-92792020-07-0130186148155Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Members of the Medical Community Mobilization on First Aid for Burn Injuries in Guilan, IranMohammadreza Mobayen0Seyed Ebrahim Pour-Abbas1Mohammadreza Naghipour2Mahdi Akhoundi3Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi4 Assistant Professor, Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran General Practitioner, Medical Community Mobilization, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran MSc in Nutrition, Medical Community Mobilization, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Assistant Professor, Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Background and purpose: Burn is one of the most devastating injuries which is considered as a critical health issue in the world. Rapid and effective post-burn first aid can significantly affect the burn outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitude of the Medical Community Mobilization on burn injuries. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in members of the Medical Community Mobilization including 1173 individuals in Rasht, Iran 2015. A total of 562 people was selected using random sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to assess their awareness and attitude. Data were analyzed in SPSS V18. Results: The mean age of participants was 38.21 ±8 8.06 years old. Seventy-three (13%) individuals reported receiving first aid trainings for burn injuries during the past year. The correct answers of the participants about chemical, electrical, and thermal burns were 3%, 10.1%, and 47%, respectively. Among the members of the Medical Community Mobilization studied, 241 (42.9%) were found with moderate attitude and 254 (45.2%) had a good attitude towards receiving first aid trainings in burn injuries. Conclusion: The rate of response to all questions and the education received were lower in this study than other studies, but the participants had positive attitudes towards receiving appropriate trainings, so, holding training courses of high quality and quantity could be of great benefit.http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-14162-en.htmlburnknowledgeattitudefirst aid |
| spellingShingle | Mohammadreza Mobayen Seyed Ebrahim Pour-Abbas Mohammadreza Naghipour Mahdi Akhoundi Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Members of the Medical Community Mobilization on First Aid for Burn Injuries in Guilan, Iran Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences burn knowledge attitude first aid |
| title | Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Members
of the Medical Community Mobilization on First Aid
for Burn Injuries in Guilan, Iran |
| title_full | Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Members
of the Medical Community Mobilization on First Aid
for Burn Injuries in Guilan, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Members
of the Medical Community Mobilization on First Aid
for Burn Injuries in Guilan, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Members
of the Medical Community Mobilization on First Aid
for Burn Injuries in Guilan, Iran |
| title_short | Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitudes of the Members
of the Medical Community Mobilization on First Aid
for Burn Injuries in Guilan, Iran |
| title_sort | evaluating the knowledge and attitudes of the members of the medical community mobilization on first aid for burn injuries in guilan iran |
| topic | burn knowledge attitude first aid |
| url | http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-14162-en.html |
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