Knowledge of burn first aid among caregivers in pediatric clinic of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Date
2022-06
Authors
Shafikah, Nurul
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
Burn first aid is a very important step in the process of cooling the burn. If no
initial treatment, burn victims might faced many problems and complications throughout
their recovery such as develop severe infection. The objective of this study is to determine
the knowledge of burn first aid among caregivers in Pediatric Clinic of Hospital Universiti
Sains Malaysia (USM). A cross-sectional descriptive study was used in this study.
Purposive sampling technique was used to select the caregivers in Pediatric Clinic. A total
of 233 caregivers comprimising female was the majority of the respondents which was
177 and male was only 56 were answered the questionnaire provided. The collected data
were analysed by using descriptive statistics (mean, frequency, and percentage) and
inferential statistics (chi-square and independent t-test). A total of 120 respondents were
categorised in good level of knowledge and 113 respondents had poor level of knowledge.
There was a significant difference between demographic data with the knowledge of burn
first aid for the burn first aid training (p= 0.000), but no significant difference between
the level of knowledge with gender (p= 0.797) or previous burn injury (p= 0.097). While
there no significant association between age (p= 0.055), educational level (p= 0.368), or
source of information with the knowledge of burn first aid. The knowledge level of burn
first aid was high, but finding from this study shows the need for further enhancement to
maximise the knowledge regarding burn first aid among caregivers. In conclusion,
education for caregivers, including demonstrations regarding first aid of burn is needed
to prevent further injury or any serious complication.
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First Aid