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Mar 31, 2024DOI:
10.4314/rjmhs.v7i1.3Keywords:
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Factors Influencing Company Bus Drivers’ Awareness and Attitudes towards Basic Life Support in Kigali
Abstract
Background
Basic life support (BLS) refers to a package of care that first responders provide to
anyone experiencing a life-threatening condition to increase the victim’s chance
of survival. Globally, 92% of people who had out-of-hospital cardiac arrest died
due to limited provision of BLS, therefore, there is a need to assess the awareness
and attitude of the general public towards BLS, such as taxi drivers.
Methods
A quantitative, analytical study that involved 327 drivers recruited from three
different bus stations in Kigali city was undertaken and binary logistic regression
was used for statistical analysis.
Results
The current study found that 19.5% of company bus drivers were aware of basic
life support, and 29% had a positive attitude. However, none of the participants
had a basic emergency kit in their buses. Having basic life support training,
(AOR=7.853:95%CI: 1.326-10.413) and previous involvement in accidents
(AOR=4.321:95% CI 1.163-4.628) were significantly associated with basic life
support awareness.
Conclusion
Kigali city in collaboration with Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority need to
devise ways bus drivers can be trained in basic life support. In addition, there is
a need for every bus permitted to work in transportation sectors to get a basic
life support kit.
Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2024;7(1):36-45
