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. 2022 Jul 27;17(7):e0271567.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271567. eCollection 2022.

The willingness to perform first aid among high school students and associated factors in Hue, Vietnam

Le Duc Huy  1   2 , Pham Thanh Tung  3   4   5 , Le Nguyen Quynh Nhu  6 , Nguyen Tuan Linh  7 , Dinh Thanh Tra  7 , Nguyen Vu Phuong Thao  7 , Tran Xuan Tien  7 , Hoang Huu Hai  8 , Vo Van Khoa  9 , Nguyen Thi Anh Phuong  10   11   12 , Hoang Bao Long  13 , Bui Phuong Linh  5   14
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The willingness to perform first aid among high school students and associated factors in Hue, Vietnam

Le Duc Huy et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Background: Adolescents who are willing to perform first aid can help prevent injuries and ultimately death among themselves and others involved in accidents or injuries. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of students' willingness to perform first aid procedures and additionally examine associated factors among high school students in Hue, Vietnam.

Methods: A cross-sectional study utilizing multi-stage stratified random sampling was conducted between April to July 2020 by investigating 798 high school students in Hue, Vietnam. Participants were invited to complete a self-reported questionnaire pertaining to individual demographic characteristics, personal perception of self-efficacy, and willingness to perform first aid. To better interpret these findings, both multivariable linear and Poisson regression models were fitted to evaluate the association between individual student characteristics and the willingness to perform first aid.

Results: The prevalence of having willingness to perform first aid (defined as ≥4 points out of 5 to all three questions) was 49.9% (95%CI:28.6-71.2%). The major reported barriers in performing first aid were fear of making mistakes and hurting victims (34.4%, 95%CI:31.9-37.0%), no prior first aid training (29.8%, 95%CI:25.9-33.9%), and forgetting first aid steps (23.0%, 95%CI:15.8-32.2%). By employing the multivariable linear regression model, it was identified that students with high (β = 0.614, 95%CI:0.009-1.219) or very high (β = 1.64, 95%CI:0.857-2.422) levels of self-efficacy appeared to be more willing to perform first aid. Similarly, in the Poisson regression models, compared to neutral students, students who reported high (PR = 1.214, 95%CI:1.048-1.407) or very high (PR = 1.871, 95%CI:1.049-3.337) levels of self-efficacy were more willing to perform first aid.

Conclusions: The level of willingness to perform first aid among high school students in this study population was found to be moderate. Therefore, integrating activities to promote self-efficacy in first aid training could be considered a progressive step towards improving a student's willingness to provide such life-saving procedures.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Flow chart of participants selected in this study.
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Fig 2. The self-efficacy and willingness of students regarding first aid.
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Fig 3. The barriers associated with the students’ willingness to perform first aid.
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Fig 4. The facilitating factors associated with the student’s willingness to perform first aid.
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