Effects of Peer Education on the Knowledge and Practice Regarding Selected First Aid among Engineering Student's at South Valley University

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1 Lecturer of Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

2 Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing- Faculty of Nursing- South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

3 Lecturer of Community Health Nursing -Faculty of Nursing- Fayoum University, Egypt.

Abstract

Background: First aid becomes the essential phase and urgent intervention to carry
out by general people about the spot of the accident. Peer education has been recognized as a
valuable tool to giving training for under graduates in first aid which is essential as a primary
response in emergency cases. Aim: Evaluate the effects of peer education on the knowledge
and practice regarding selected first aid among engineering students at south valley
university. Methods: A quasi experimental design (pre and posttest) was conducted on 160
students from the 1st to 4th years in the Faculty of Engineering at South Valley University.
Two research tools were used in the study: A self-administered questionnaire concerning the
socio-demographic characteristics of the studied student, their knowledge about first aid and
student’s performance checklist regarding the first aid measures. Results: After the
application of peer education there were statistically significant changes in mean scores of all
items as well as the overall score of knowledge and practice (P-Value < 0.001). Conclusion:
The application of peer education has been effective in achieving substantial changes in the
knowledge and practices of students regarding first aid procedures. Recommendation: The
research proposed the use of peer education in teaching first aid for students in other colleges
as well as students in the school setting

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