Abstract

Background: Kindergarten kids spend a third of their daytime at school, where they can be highly susceptible to accidents and injury. Kindergarten teachers’ timely and effective first aid has been shown to lower mortality risk and serious morbidity. This study assesses the knowledge, practice, and attitude (KAP) of first aid for burns, nose bleeding, and choking among public and private kindergarten teachers. Additionally, it seeks to compare KAP among those who had first aid training versus those who did not. No data are published regarding the awareness and practice of first aid among kindergarten teachers in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a random multistage sample of kindergarten teachers in Riyadh City between September and October 2022. The distributed paper questionnaire comprised 48 questions assessing KAP of first aid for burns, nose bleeding, and choking. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.0 by using an independent sample t-test.
Results: Out of 195 Kindergarten teachers, 101 (51.8%) received first aid courses (55 at public and 46 at private schools). The attitude was favorable among all teachers, but the knowledge and practice were significantly better among those with first aid courses (p-value

Key words: Keywords: Knowledge; Practice; Attitude; First aid; kindergarten Teachers