Awareness and Perceptions of Basic Life Support (BLS) among Staff, Students and Abadina Residents of the University of Ibadan

Temitope Florence Oladokun, Feyintoluwa Anne Ogungbenro, Titilayo Dorothy Odetola, Abimbola Oyeninhun Oluwatosin and Mary Abiona
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Temitope Florence Oladokun: Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Nigeria
Feyintoluwa Anne Ogungbenro: EverCare Hospital, Nigeria
Titilayo Dorothy Odetola: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Abimbola Oyeninhun Oluwatosin: University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Mary Abiona: University of Ibadan, Nigeria

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2022, vol. 4, issue 3, 152-158

Abstract: Background: Several studies have been conducted on knowledge of Basic Life Support (BLS) among health workers globally, including Nigeria. However, only few have been carried out among non-health workers, especially staff, students and residents of a higher institution in Nigeria. The study therefore assessed the awareness and perceptions of Basic Life Support among staff, students and residents of University of Ibadan. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used for collecting data for this study. The questionnaire was in three sections, was semi-structured and self-administered based on the set objectives. Data collected were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences version 21.0. Results: Majority of the respondents were not trained in BLS (77.7%), majority had poor awareness of BLS (61.3%) and a little above average (52.5%) had good perceptions about BLS. A significant number would rather offer BLS to a relative rather than a stranger (86.4%), quite a number would not offer BLS for the fear of harming victim’s bones and organs. Many would not offer BLS for the fear of making mistake (79.4%). Majority would not perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for the fear of contracting infection (93.5%) while a sizeable number believed that BLS should only be performed by medical personnel (83.9%). Conclusion: Appropriate measures should be taken to improve on the awareness and perceptions of Basic Life Support so as to reduce deaths attributable to Out-of-Hospital-Cardiac-Arrest (OHCA), Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

Keywords: Awareness; basic life support; perceptions; out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.3.1343

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