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Table 4 Accuracy of CPR definitions and indication, as provided by study participantsa

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 ambulancesDo not work with ambulancesp value*
“In your own words what is CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation?”
 n= 417n= 185n= 232 n= 175n= 66n= 109 
CPR definition accurate, n (%)162 (38.9%)93 (50.3%)69 (29.7%)< 0.00187 (49.7%)38 (57.6%)49 (45.0%)0.154
Close definition of CPR n (%)208 (49.9%)88 (47.6%)120 (51.7%)84 (48.0%)26 (39.4%)58 (53.2%)
CPR definition inaccurate, n (%)47 (11.3%)4 (2.2%)43 (18.5%)4 (2.3%)2 (3.0%)2 (1.8%)
“Why would someone need CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation”?
 n= 409n= 186n= 223 n= 176n= 66n= 110 
Accurate indication for CPR, n (%)222 (54.3%)128 (68.8%)94 (42.2%)< 0.001120 (68.2%)54 (81.8%)66 (60.0%)0.005
Close indication for CPR, n (%)136 (33.3%)51 (27.4%)85 (38.1%)49 (27.8%)10 (15.2%)39 (35.5%)
Inaccurate indication for CPR, n (%)51 (12.5%)7 (3.8%)44 (19.7%)7 (4.0%)2 (3.0%)5 (4.6%)
  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