TY - JOUR
T1 - Associated factors with knowledge of basic life support in medical students from nine Peruvian universities
AU - Mejia, Christian R.
AU - García-Saavedra, Mario B.
AU - Benites-Flores, Irwing R.
AU - Ordinola-Calle, Deysi D.
AU - Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E.
AU - Valladares-Garrido, Danai
AU - Talledo-Ulfe, Lincolth
AU - Valladares-Garrido, Mario J.
AU - Bendezú-Quispe, Guido
AU - Fasanando-Vela, Rudy
AU - Vásquez-García, Gelsing R.
AU - Chaucayanqui-Gil, Dorian Paola
AU - Herrera-Gonzales, Damián A.
AU - Paredes, Lourdes
AU - Carévalo-Oliva, Arolina Edith
AU - Bravo-Bravo, Alessandra Annie
AU - Alvarado-Roque, Alaís
AU - Alvarado-Córdova, Roberto Enrique
AU - Jiménez-Nuñez, Dalia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Asociacion Nacional de Cardiologos de Mexico. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Introduction: Basic life support (BLS) are a group of maneuvers that constitute a fundamental tool to save lives. Therefore, knowledge about BLS has to be part of the curriculum in medical schools. Objective: Evaluate the knowledge level about BLS and evaluate its associated socio-educational factors, in medical students from nine Peruvian universities. Material and methods: We carried out a cross-sectional multicenter study in 2013 and 2014. We included undergraduate medical students from nine universities in eight regions or Peru. We measured the knowledge about BLS using a validated questionnaire, which was based in American Heart Association Guidelines (2010); adequate knowledge was defined as a minimum proportion of 50% of correct answers. We estimate adjusted prevalence ratios using generalized linear models. Results: We included 1,564 students, 13% of the students had an adequate knowledge, and average score was 6.3 ± 3.2 (range: 0-16). Adequate knowledge was associated with attending semesters that belong to academic stage of clinical sciences (p = 0.02; aPR: 1.82; CI: 95%: 1.11-2.98) and having received a previous BLS course (p > 0.01; aPR: 2.96; CI: 95%: 2.18-4.01); adjusted by age, sex, having received a previous injections and first aids courses, and to manifest the desire to be trained in practical BLS. Conclusion: A low proportion of students have an adequate knowledge level about BLS in this population.
AB - Introduction: Basic life support (BLS) are a group of maneuvers that constitute a fundamental tool to save lives. Therefore, knowledge about BLS has to be part of the curriculum in medical schools. Objective: Evaluate the knowledge level about BLS and evaluate its associated socio-educational factors, in medical students from nine Peruvian universities. Material and methods: We carried out a cross-sectional multicenter study in 2013 and 2014. We included undergraduate medical students from nine universities in eight regions or Peru. We measured the knowledge about BLS using a validated questionnaire, which was based in American Heart Association Guidelines (2010); adequate knowledge was defined as a minimum proportion of 50% of correct answers. We estimate adjusted prevalence ratios using generalized linear models. Results: We included 1,564 students, 13% of the students had an adequate knowledge, and average score was 6.3 ± 3.2 (range: 0-16). Adequate knowledge was associated with attending semesters that belong to academic stage of clinical sciences (p = 0.02; aPR: 1.82; CI: 95%: 1.11-2.98) and having received a previous BLS course (p > 0.01; aPR: 2.96; CI: 95%: 2.18-4.01); adjusted by age, sex, having received a previous injections and first aids courses, and to manifest the desire to be trained in practical BLS. Conclusion: A low proportion of students have an adequate knowledge level about BLS in this population.
KW - Basic life support
KW - Emergency medicine
KW - Knowledge
KW - Medical students
KW - Peru
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85017746615
M3 - Original Article
AN - SCOPUS:85017746615
SN - 0188-2198
VL - 27
SP - 148
EP - 155
JO - Revista Mexicana de Cardiologia
JF - Revista Mexicana de Cardiologia
IS - 4
ER -