Investigation of foreign body aspiration knowledge and first-aid self-efficacy of child development department students

Abstract

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the knowledge of child development students about foreign body aspiration in children, their first aid self-efficacy for foreign body aspiration, and to examine the relationship between their knowledge levels and first aid self-efficacy. The study was of descriptive and cross-sectional type. 118 students were included in the study. Descriptive Characteristics Form, Knowledge Evaluation Form about Foreign Body Aspiration in Children, and First Aid Self-Efficacy in Children with Foreign Body Aspiration Form were used to collect the study data. Foreign body aspiration knowledge scores of students were determined as 10.94 ± 2.29. The first aid self-efficacy score of students was low. A positive and significant relationship was found between students’ knowledge scores and self-efficacy scores (p < 0.05). Although the level of knowledge of students about foreign body aspiration in children is above average, their first aid self-efficacy was found to be low.