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Table 2 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and traininga

From: Public knowledge and attitudes towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Ghana, West Africa

 Total study sampleWork in medical fieldDo not work in medical fieldp value*Total responding to “Do you work with Ambulances?”Work with ambulanceDo not work with ambulancesp value*
Have you ever heard of CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
 n= 471n= 198n= 273 n= 186n= 70n= 116 
Yes, n (%)377 (80.0%)191 (96.5%)186 (68.1%)< .001179 (96.2%)68 (97.1%)111 (95.7%)0.713
No, n (%)94 (20.0%)7 (3.5%)87 (31.9%)7 (3.8%)2 (2.9%)5 (4.3%)
Does CPR include chest compressions?
 n= 419n= 177n= 242 n= 170n= 62n= 107 
Yes, n (%)358 (85.4%)172 (97.2%)186 (76.9%)< .001165 (97.1%)61 (96.8%)104 (97.2%)0.767
No, n (%)3 (0.7%)1 (0.6%)2 (0.8%)1 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)1 (0.9%)
Not sure, n (%)58 (13.8%)4 (2.3%)54 (22.3%)4 (2.4%)2 (3.2%)2 (1.9%)
Does CPR require “mouth to mouth”?
 n= 465n= 200n= 265 n= 189n= 72n= 117 
Yes, n (%)322 (69.3%)160 (80.0%)162 (61.1%)< .001150 (79.4%)54 (75.0%)96 (82.1%)0.122
No, n (%)48 (10.3%)26 (13.0%)22 (8.3%)25 (13.2%)14 (19.4%)11 (9.4%)
Not sure, n (%)95 (20.4%)14 (7.0%)81 (30.6%)14 (7.4%)4 (5.6%)10 (8.6%)
Have you ever taken a CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation training class?
 n= 470n= 199n= 271 n= 188n= 71n= 117 
Yes, n (%)146 (31.1%)124 (62.3%)22 (8.1%)< .001117 (62.2%)53 (74.7%)64 (54.7%)0.006
No, n (%)324 (68.9%)75 (37.7%)249 (91.9%)71 (37.8%)18 (25.4%)53 (45.3%)
When was the last time you attended a CPR training class?
 n= 143n= 121n= 22 n= 114n= 51n= 63 
1 year ago, n (%)49 (34.3%)47 (38.8%)2 (9.1%)< .00144 (38.6%)23 (45.1%)21 (33.3%)0.347
2 year ago, n (%)24 (16.8%)19 (15.7%)5 (22.7%)18 (15.8%)9 (17.7%)9 (14.3%)
3 year ago, n (%)29 (20.3%)28 (23.1%)1 (4.6%)27 (23.7%)10 (19.6%)17 (27.0%)
4 year ago, n (%)15 (10.5%)13 (10.7%)2 (9.1%)12 (10.5%)6 (11.8%)6 (9.5%)
5 year ago, n (%)26 (18.2%)14 (11.6%)12 (54.6%)13 (11.4%)3 (5.9%)10 (15.9%)
Would you be interested in receiving training in CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
 n= 472n= 200n= 272 n= 189n= 73n= 116 
Yes, n (%)426 (90.3%)192 (96.0%)234 (86.0%)0.001181 (95.8%)71 (97.3%)110 (94.8%)0.718
No, n (%)6 (1.3%)2 (1.0%)4 (1.5%)2 (1.1%)0 (0.0%)2 (1.7%)
Not sure, n (%)40 (8.5%)6 (3.0%)34 (12.5%)6 (3.2%)2 (2.7%)4 (3.5%)
  1. *p values derived from chi-square tests or Fisher’s exact test
  2. aItem totals may not sum to total sample size (n = 479) due to missing data