Knowledge regarding

Practice of first aid

Training status

Test statistic

p-value

Trained (n = 49)

N (%)

Not trained (n = 311)

N (%)

Dealing with critical cases

Yes

No

44 (89.8)

5 (10.2)

174 (55.9)

137 (44.1)

χ²(df 1) = 20.3

<0.001

Measuring pulse rate

Yes

No

23 (46.9)

26 (53.1)

59 (19.0)

252 (81.0)

χ²(df 1) = 18.82

<0.001

Measuring BP

Yes

No

19 (38.8)

30 (61.2)

47 (15.1)

264 (84.9)

χ²(df 1) = 15.83

<0.001

Dealing in cases of bleeding

Correct Incorrect

41 (83.7)

8 (16.3)

181 (58.2)

130 (41.8)

χ²(df 1) = 11.62

<0.001

Dealing with injured person

Correct

Incorrect

40 (81.6)

9 (18.4)

209 (67.2)

102 (32.8)

χ²(df 1) = 4.13

0.04

Dealing with epistaxis

Correct

Incorrect

16 (32.7)

33 (67.3)

84 (27.3)

224 (72.7)

χ²(df 1) = 0.61

0.44

Deal in cases of chocking

Correct

Incorrect

29 (59.2)

20 (40.8)

113 (36.6)

196 (63.4)

χ²(df 1) = 9.04

0.003

Cotton use in wound

Correct

Incorrect

14 (28.6)

35 (71.4)

115 ( 37.0)

196 (63.0)

χ²(df 1) = 1.30

0.25

Dealing with heart attack

Correct

Incorrect

37 (75.5)

12 (24.5)

205 (65.9)

106 (34.1)

χ²(df 1) = 1.77

0.18

Dealing with diabetic person

Correct

Incorrect

43 (87.8)

6 (12.2)

235 (75.6)

76 (24.4)

χ²(df 1) = 3.58

0.059

Dealing with RTAs

Correct

Incorrect

32 (65.3)

17 (34.7)

225 (72.3)

86 (27.7)

χ²(df 1) = 1.03

0.31