FIRST AID KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND THE FACTORS AFFECTING THESE LEVELS Cover Image

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN İLK YARDIM BİLGİ DÜZEYLERİ VE BUNU ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER
FIRST AID KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND THE FACTORS AFFECTING THESE LEVELS

Author(s): Cem KOÇAK, Nuriye Büyükkayacı Duman, Cemil SÖZEN
Subject(s): Higher Education , Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law, Demography and human biology
Published by: Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: University Students; First Aid Knowledge Levels; the Affecting Factors;

Summary/Abstract: This study was a descriptive study conducted in order to determine first aid knowledge levels of university students. The population of the research was composed of a total of 247 rd th students who studied at 3 year and 4 year of Nursing Department of Health School and those who studied at 2 year of Machine, Construction, Electrics, Marketing and Office Management departments at Vocational School at Hittite University. The data of the study were gathered using Personal Information Form about socio-demographic characteristics of the students which was composed of 13 questions, and designed by the researchers with literature information and Survey of Knowledge Level of First Aid composed of 30 questions in order to determine first aid knowledge of the students. While performing the statistical data analyses; numbers and percentages were used for the distribution of the socio-demographic characteristics and chi-square test was utilized to determine the effect of socio-demographic characteristics upon their first aid knowledge. In the study; there was a statistically significant connection between university students' knowledge levels about different first aid topics and their gender, academic branches, parental (mothers' and fathers') educational status and previously taken courses and trainings (P< 0.05).

  • Issue Year: 6/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 57-70
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish
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