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Objectives: To assess the level of awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the attitude of the University of Ibadan (UI) freshmen towards learning CPR, and performing CPR on cardiac arrest victims. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional study. Between October and November 2014, questionnaires were administered to 370 first-year...
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... Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which was adapted from the works of Badru and Kanmodi [14] and Onyeaso and Imogie [15]. The structured questions assessed the respondents' sociodemographic characteristics, awareness and acquisition of CPR skills; experience with loss of consciousness or traumatic events; and attitudes towards acquiring CPR skills. ...
... Previous studies have looked at the level of awareness of CPR and attitude to CPR among healthcare undergraduate students [10,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Badru and Kanmodi [14] conducted a similar study among freshmen in the same university. Onyeaso [15] also investigated the attitude of secondary school students in Rivers State, Nigeria, towards acquiring CPR skills. ...
... Onyeaso [15] also investigated the attitude of secondary school students in Rivers State, Nigeria, towards acquiring CPR skills. Our study had a larger sample size and accounted for 5 more faculties (Clinical Sciences, Renewable Natural Resources, Economics, Law and Public Health) than a previous study in the same institution [14]. About 4 in every 5 respondents had heard of CPR. ...
Introduction
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause of sudden cardiac death which can be prevented by early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). International bodies recommend that basic life support (BLS) skills be taught in schools in order to increase the rate of bystander CPR and reduce mortality from OHCA. We are not aware of any BLS education program for non-healthcare students in Nigeria. This study was to assess the awareness and attitude to acquiring BLS skills among university students.
Methods
We conducted a cross-sectional study among final year university undergraduates using a questionnaire that assessed students' sociodemographic characteristics, awareness of CPR, previous experiences, and attitude to basic life support (BLS). Counts and proportions were compared for the demographic characteristics using Chi-squared and Fisher's exact tests.
Results
Four hundred and seventy-five students from 15 faculties participated in this study, median age was 22.8 years (interquartile range: 21.2–24.5 years). Majority (82.5%) have heard of CPR, 29.7% have undergone CPR training; 77.3% of those who had been trained were confident that they could perform CPR. Previous CPR training was significantly associated with faculty, year of study and age. Eighty-nine (18.7%) students have witnessed someone die from a trauma. Four hundred and fifty (94.7%) respondents would like to get BLS training, 440 (92.6%) think that CPR training should be included in the school curriculum.
Conclusion
There is good awareness and positive attitude to the acquisition and practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among university students in Nigeria. Few students however, have been trained to administer bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Therefore, there is a need to implement university wide BLS education in Nigeria.
