Emergency medical services awareness and practices among rural population of District Hapur, Uttar Pradesh

Absar Husain; Menira. S. Constance; Abhishek Lachyan; Salman Khan; Nilofar Rasheed; Roshni Sharma

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.6147

Authors

Absar Husain
abscell30@gmail.com
Department of Public Health, Noida International University, Gautam Buddh Nagar, (U.P.), India
Menira. S. Constance Department of Public Health, Noida International University, Gautam Buddh Nagar, (U.P.), India
Abhishek Lachyan Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Salman Khan School of Allied Health Sciences, Noida International University, Delhi NCR, India
Nilofar Rasheed Department of Physiotherapy, Noida International University, Greater Noida, India
Roshni Sharma Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, India

Keywords:

awareness, practices, medical emergency, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Introduction: The awareness and practices of the general population regarding handling of medical emergency situations is important as many lives can be saved from premature deaths if many people are equipped to handle emergency situation. The aim and objective of this study was to assess awareness about medical emergency and practices pertaining medical emergencies. Methodology; This cross-sectional study was conducted among 202 residents from 10 randomly selected villages in Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh, recruited using simple random sampling technique. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data through face-to-face interview from July 2020 to Feb 2021. Result: A total of 202 participants were included in the study. We estimated 174(86.1%) are males and 28(13.9%) females in this study. Education of participants 94(46.5%) completed primary school, 76(37.6%) high school, 22(10.9%) senior secondary school, 8(4%) are illiterates and 2(1%) are university graduates. Regarding family size, 194(96%) are married while 8(4%) are single.

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