Factors Related to the Knowledge of Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Basic CPR) among Grade 6 Students in Yala Municipality’s School, Yala

Abstract

This research is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The objectives of this research were to study the level of knowledge and attitude about Basic CPR and the factors related to the Basic CPR knowledge of sixth-grade students in the municipal school, Yala municipality. The participants were 184 sixth-grade students in the first semester of the academic year 2021. The sample size was calculated using the G*Power 3.1.9.2 program. The research instrument was a knowledge test. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and chi-square statistics. The results showed that 50.0% of male and female students were equal. Most of them had received news from various media about Basic CPR was 61.4%. Basic CPR knowledge is equivalent to 10.1 on average, they were at a high level of 37.5%, and Basic CPR attitude is equivalent to 33.0 on average, they were at a high level of 49.4%. In addition, the result of hypotheses testing found that factors related to Basic CPR knowledge at a significant level of 0.05 were school, information exposure from various media, Basic CPR attitude, and gender.