Research Article: The Impact of First Aid Training Program on School Health Staff Knowledge, Attitude and Practice at National Guard Girl Schools in Riyadh-Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the first aid training program on school health staff knowledge, attitude, and practice at the National Guard girl schools, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: Quasi-experimental design was used. A purposive sample was conducted to enroll the study participants, the total number was 103 school health staff. A structured self-administered questionnaire was designed. Results: The findings pointed out the mean age of the participants was (38.32 + 5.08). Sixty percent of the participants had less than 5 years of experience as school health staff and only 11.7% of them had received prior first aid training. There was a statistically significant difference between the total mean scores of the participants’ knowledge and practice in pre/post-test. There was a substantial shift in participants’ positive attitudes towards the training program in the post-test compared to the pretest. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present investigation, there was an improvement in school health staff (advisors) knowledge, practices, and attitude towards first aid after application of the program. Recommendation: A national initiative is highly recommended to make all schools in Saudi Arabia a safer environment through the provision of a national first aid program for school health advisors (staff).