Author(s)

Md Mazharul Hoque^1,2, Hamoud Yahya Alsuriha¹, Mohamed E. Moukhyer^1,3,4, Bahja Siddig¹, Mohamed Mubarak Almaki⁵, Amna Moukhyer⁶, Fawaz Yahya Masswadi¹, Mofareh Salman Harubi¹, Elias Yosef Modabish¹, Talal Omar Khasawi¹, Yaser Mohammed Hantool¹, Mohammed Awaji Mohammed Madkhali¹, Aziza Mukhayer^4,7

¹Emergency Medical Services Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
²Emergency Room, University Hospital, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
³Public Health Programmes, School of Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
⁴School of Medicine, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan.
⁵Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences.
⁶Freelance Research Assistant, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁷Department of Health Promotion, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherland.

The current study aimed to evaluate the first aid knowledge and general awareness of bleeding control, and their relations with different variables among the population of Jazan City, Saudi Arabia, in 2023. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jazan City, Saudi Arabia between April 2023 and May 2023. Participants, >13 years old, living in Jazan City, were self-enrolled. Data collection was carried out by distributing a self-reported online survey questionnaire via email and social media apps. A validated, pretested online self-report questionnaire was used for data collection, with data analysis performed using (MS) Excel 2022 and SPSS version 26. A Chi-square test was used to determine the association of sociodemographic variables and Bleeding Control (BC) knowledge with, significance set at p < 0.05. A total of 250 participants completed the questionnaire, predominantly aged between 16 - 25 years, with 152 (60.8%) being male, and about 90% being Saudi citizens. Only 53 (21.2%) participated in previous first aid training concentrating on bleeding control. Only 76 (30.4%) of participants had good knowledge, while 131 (52.4%) exhibited positive attitude towards BC first aid. There were no statistically significant associations between BC knowledge and age, gender, occupation, nationality, and education. However, a significant association was observed between previous BC training and knowledge (Chi-test = 40.373, d.f = 1, p = 0.000) at p < 0.05. Conclusion: The prevalence of poor knowledge of bleeding control among community members in Jazan City was high. The findings of this study should be carefully considered by various healthcare organizations to implement educational first-aid programs and activities aimed at enhancing community awareness and knowledge of bleeding control.

Injury, Uncontrolled Bleeding, First Aid Knowledge, Attitude, Jazan City

Hoque, M. , Alsuriha, H. , Moukhyer, M. , Siddig, B. , Almaki, M. , Moukhyer, A. , Masswadi, F. , Harubi, M. , Modabish, E. , Khasawi, T. , Hantool, Y. , Madkhali, M. and Mukhayer, A. (2024) Community Knowledge about Bleeding Control in Jazan, KSA: Is There a Need for First Aid Educational Programs. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 12, 64-84. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2024.126008.