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Table 4 Associations between recommended post-crash first aid practice and demographic characteristics

From: Provision of post-crash first aid by traffic police in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

Use of gloves

P -value

Chin lift/head tilt

P- value

Apply pressure

P -value

Apply splint

P -value

Correct n (%)

Incorrect n (%)

Correct n (%)

Incorrect n (%)

Correct n (%)

Incorrect n (%)

Correct n (%)

Incorrect n (%)

Age in years

 20–29

47(71.2)

19(28.8)

 

5 (7.6)

61(92.4)

 

42(63.6)

24(36.4)

 

27(40.9)

39(59.1)

 

 30–39

82(71.3)

33(28.7)

.971

3 (2.6)

112(97.4)

.283

99(86.1)

16(13.9)

.000*

58(50.4)

57(49.6)

.561

 40–49

78(71.6)

31(28.4)

 

4 (3.7)

105(96.3)

 

95(87.2)

14(12.8)

 

48(44.0)

61(56.0)

 

 50–59

34(68.0)

16(32.0)

 

4 (8.0)

46 (92.0)

 

42(84.0)

8 (16.0)

 

25(50.0)

25(50.0)

 

Educational attainment

 Primary

23(67.6)

11(32.4)

 

0 (0)

34 (100)

 

25(73.5)

9 (26.5)

 

14(41.2)

20(58.8)

 

 O-level

166(69.5)

73(30.5)

 

13(5.4)

226(94.6)

 

192(80.3)

47(19.7)

 

110(46.0)

129(54.0)

 

 A-level

19 (82.6)

4 (17.4)

.621

1 (4.3)

22 (95.7)

.618

22 (95.7)

1 (4.3)

.111

10 (43.5)

13 (56.5)

.197

 College

24 (72.7)

9 (27.3)

 

2 (6.1)

31 (93.9)

 

28 (84.8)

5 (15.2)

 

15 (45.5)

18 (54.5)

 

 University

9 (81.8)

2 (18.2)

 

0 (0)

11 (100)

 

11 (100)

0 (0)

 

9 (81.8)

2 (18.2)

 

Work experience

  < 5

34 (72.3)

13(27.7)

 

5(10.6)

42 (89.4)

 

33 (70.2)

14(29.8)

 

24 (51.1)

23 (48.9)

 

 5–9

55 (76.4)

17(23.6)

 

1 (1.4)

71 (98.6)

 

58 (80.6)

14(19.4)

 

33 (45.8)

39 (54.2)

 

 10–14

41 (71.9)

16(28.1)

 

1 (1.8)

56 (98.2)

 

46 (80.7)

11(19.3)

 

25 (43.9)

32 (56.1)

 

 15–19

31 (70.5)

13(29.5)

.344

2 (4.5)

42 (95.5)

.188

40 (90.9)

4 (9.1)

.143

22 (50.0)

22 (50.0)

.687

 20–24

36 (73.5)

13(26.5)

 

2 (4.1)

47 (95.9)

 

40 (81.6)

9 (18.4)

 

19 (38.8)

30 (61.2)

 

 25–29

40 (65.6)

21(34.4)

 

5 (8.2)

56 (91.8)

 

54 (88.5)

7 (11.5)

 

32 (52.5)

29 (47.5)

 

  ≥ 30

4 (40.0)

6 (60.0)

 

0 (0)

10 (100)

 

7 (70.0)

3 (30.0)

 

3 (3.00)

7 (70.0)

 
  1. O-level = ordinary secondary level. A-level = advanced secondary level