20Jan 2017

NIGERIAN PUBLIC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.

  • PhD, Lecturer, Department of Human Kinetics & Heath Education, Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. FWACS, Professor, Department of Child Dental Health Faculty of Dentistry College of Health Sciences University of Port Harcourt Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Objective: To assess the Nigerian primary and secondary school teachers’ knowledge and attitude towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Methodology: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study of Post NCE Sandwich students (primary and secondary school teachers) involving 322 – 213(71%) females and 87(29%) males aged 22-60 years from 14 out of the 36 States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Originally, 325 copies of the questionnaire were distributed, giving a response rate of 92%. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and non-parametric statistics with statistical significance set at P < 0.05. Results: 64.29% gave wrong answers to questions on CPR knowledge with rejection of the null hypothesis on their CPR knowledge, meaning that the participants significantly had poor knowledge of CPR (P <.05) while 79.9% showed positive attitude towards CPR with the null hypothesis on their attitude towards CPR (meaning that the teachers significantly wanted CPR teaching and training in Nigerian schools, P< .05). Conclusion/Recommendation: This first Nigerian study on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relation to teachers have shown generally poor CPR knowledge of the primary and secondary schools teachers which was statistically significant but very statistically significant positive attitude towards CPR. Nigerian school teachers should be trained in CPR so as to teach their school children while CPR incorporation into the Nigerian schools’ curricula should be implemented as soon as possible.

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[Adedamola Oluwatoyin Onyeaso and Chukwudi Ochi Onyeaso. (2017); NIGERIAN PUBLIC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 89-95] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr Adedamola Oluwatoyin Onyeaso

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2724      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2724

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