Title

Knowledge on CPR among rural adults at Bangalore, India

Authors

R. Ezhilarasi^1,* & J.C Helen Shaji²

Affiliation

¹Department of Nursing Education, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (deemed - to be a university), Pondicherry, India; ²Department of Medical Surgical Nursing SRM College of Nursing, SRMIST, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

R. Ezhilarasi - E - mail: ezhilarasiphd2020@gmail.com

J.C Helen shaji - E - mail: helensaji@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received January 1, 2025; Revised January 31, 2025; Accepted January 31, 2025, Published January 31, 2025

Abstract

Knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among 253 adults in a rural area of Bangalore is of interest. The findings revealed a significant knowledge gap, with 81.4% of participants having inadequate understanding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Education level emerged as the sole demographic factor significantly associated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge, highlighting the importance of targeted educational initiatives. Despite prior exposure to cardiopulmonary resuscitation through various channels, widespread misconceptions persisted, emphasizing the need for practical, community-specific training programs. Hence, the need for equipping rural communities with essential life-saving skills to improve pre-hospital emergency care is highlighted.

Keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge, rural communities, educational initiatives, emergency readiness, health outcomes

Citation

Ezhilarasi & Shaji, Bioinformation 21(1): 81-86 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.