title: Building capacity of drivers in Nigeria to provide first aid for road crash victims.
abstract: This paper presents the effect of first aid training on the first aid knowledge and skills of university drivers. The intervention group (n=98) received training on first aid and controls (n=78) received training on HIV/AIDS. First aid knowledge and skills were measured at baseline, immediately after the training and 4 months post-intervention. Changes in knowledge and skills were assessed using repeated measures analysis of variance. Knowledge scores were 51.2±14.8%, 59.6±12.8% and 57.6±12.8% (p>0.05) for intervention drivers versus 51.6±11.6%, 53.2±12.0% and 56.4±12.4% (p>0.05) in controls. The skill scores for intervention drivers were 49.2±14.2%, 78.3±12.9% and 77.5±11.7% (p<0.05) versus 37.7±12.4%, 40.4±16.3% and 41.7±12.1% (p>0.05) for controls. Four months after intervention, >75% of the 13 intervention drivers who came across a crash had used the skills acquired. The intervention improved the first aid skills of intervention drivers. In view of the reduction in scores by the fourth month post-intervention, periodic refresher training is recommended to sustain the skills acquired.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. daisyolu@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Adesola O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Sangowawa
authors.forename: Eme T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Owoaje
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid / Q000379:methods*; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria