Open AccessEmergency medical services awareness and practices among rural population of District Hapur, Uttar Pradesh
Author(s) -
Absar Husain,
Menira. S. Constance,
Abhishek Lachyan,
Salman Khan,
Nilofar Rasheed,
Rahul Swarup Sharma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns2.6147
Subject(s) - uttar pradesh , simple random sample , medicine , cross sectional study , population , family medicine , environmental health , socioeconomics , pathology , sociology
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.