Author(s)

Md. Mazharul Hoque¹, Mohamed E. Moukhyer^1,2,3, Nizar A. Khamjan¹, Bahja Al Siddig¹, Elsie Maguen¹, Shane Alam⁴, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ali Hakami¹, Siraj Yahya Mohammed Mobarki¹, Bandar Hassan Sulaiman Ghazwani¹, Ayman Abdulrhman Alhathiq¹, Lamyaa El Hassan⁵, Aziza Mukhayer^3,6

¹Emergency Medical Services Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
²Public Health Programmes, School of Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
³School of Medicine, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan.
⁴Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
⁵Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
⁶Department of Health Promotion, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherland.

Introduction and Significance: Burn injury (BI) is a considerable health issue which is responsible for around 300,000 deaths and affecting about 11 million people every year worldwide. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of BIs array from 112 to 518 per 100,000 per year. The appropriate awareness of performing first aid could facilitate to improve the outcomes of burns. Purpose and Objectives: To appraise the community that acknowledges burns, first aid, and associated factors among the community population in Jazan City, Saudi Arabia. The paper aims to identify limitations to encourage additional research and persuade legislators to develop improved burn-injury care recommendations and training programs. Materials and Methods: An observational-based sample survey was conducted among the people who live in Jazan City aging 13 years or more, during April 5 to May 5, 2023. Data collection was done by a validated online self-administrated questionnaire sent randomly to community members in different parts of Jazan City via social media platforms. Collected data were coded and cleaned by an excel program, and finally exported on SPSS 26.0 software. The variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics like frequencies and percentages. Also, the Chi-square test was used to investigate the relation between different variables, with a significance value of P < 0.05. The ethical approval was taken from the scientific research ethics committee, at Jazan University. Results: This study included 243 participants (about 62%) among them were mostly male participants (151) having a university degree. The majority of participants 75% did not take any form of BFA training in the past. This study shows that 69.9% of the participants have inadequate awareness, despite 72% having a constructive attitude towards burn first aid. Previous burn-related first aid training was significantly associated with participants’ knowledge of BFA at a p-value less than 0.05. Conclusion: This study indicates a high frequency of Jazan population having inadequate knowledge of burn first aid despite the high prevalence of a favorable attitude. There is a need to develop an effective nationwide burn prevention program and early burn first aid treatment in Saudi Arabia and promote a consistent guideline for burn first aid.

Burn Injury (BI), Burns First Aid Knowledge, First Aid Training, Jazan City

Hoque, M. , Moukhyer, M. , Khamjan, N. , Siddig, B. , Maguen, E. , Alam, S. , Hakami, A. , Mobarki, S. , Ghazwani, B. , Alhathiq, A. , Hassan, L. and Mukhayer, A. (2024) Community Knowledge and Attitude about Burns First Aid (BFA) in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 12, 135-148. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2024.124012.