Table 2 Traffic police officers’ levels of knowledge about post-crash first aid (N = 340)
Officer characteristics | Level of knowledge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age group, years (p = .709) | Good | Fair | Low |
20–29 (n = 66) | 2 (3.0%) | 42 (63.6%) | 22 (33.3%) |
30–39 (n = 115) | 5 (4.3%) | 72 (62.6%) | 38 (33.0%) |
40–49 (n = 109) | 2 (1.8%) | 63 (57.8%) | 44 (40.4%) |
50–59 (n = 50) | 1 (2.0%) | 27 (54.0%) | 22 (44.0%) |
Highest educational attainment (p = .015) | |||
Primary school (n = 21) | 0 (0%) | 1(4.8%) | 20(95.2%) |
Ordinary secondary school (n = 239) | 6 (2.5%) | 144 (60.3%) | 89 (37.2%) |
Advanced secondary school (n = 23) | 0 (0%) | 17 (73.9%) | 6 (26.1%) |
College (n = 33) | 3 (9.1%) | 20 (60.6%) | 10 (30.3%) |
University (n = 11) | 1 (9.1%) | 9 (81.8%) | 1 (9.1%) |
Work experience, years (p = .354) | |||
< 5 (n = 47) | 1 (2.1%) | 32 (68.1%) | 14 (29.8%) |
5–9 (n = 72) | 3 (4.2%) | 43 (59.7%) | 26 (36.1%) |
10–14 (n = 57) | 3 (5.3%) | 37 (64.9%) | 17 (29.8%) |
15–19 (n = 44) | 0 (0%) | 30 (68.2%) | 14 (31.8%) |
20–24 (n = 49) | 0 (0%) | 24 (49.0%) | 25 (51.0%) |
25–29 (n = 61) | 3 (4.9%) | 33 (54.1%) | 25 (41.0%) |
≥ 30 (n = 10) | 0 (0%) | 5 (50.0%) | 5 (50.0%) |
Previous on-the-job first aid training (p = .214) | |||
Yes (n = 222) | 4 (1.8%) | 133 (59.9%) | 85 (38.3%) |
No (n = 118) | 6 (5.1%) | 71 (60.2%) | 41 (34.7%) |