Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants from July 2018 to October 2019
From: Out of hospital cardiac arrest: experience of a bystander CPR training program in Karachi, Pakistan
Demographics Characteristics | Pre and Post-test n = 652 | Re-test n = 322 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 553 [84.8%] | 286 [88.8%] | 0.048* |
 Female | 99 [15.2%] | 36 [11.2%] | |
Education Status | |||
 Primary school | 55 [8.4%] | 32 [9.9%] | 0.823 |
 Secondary school (Grade 9–10) | 284 [43.6%] | 135 [41.9%] | |
 Intermediate/ A-Level | 141 [21.6%] | 73 [22.7%] | |
 Graduation | 120 [18.4%] | 53 [16.5%] | |
 Post-graduate | 52 [8%] | 29 [9%] | |
Age Groups | |||
 18–24 Years | 115 [17.6%] | 50 [15.5%] | 0.441 |
 25–44 Years | 404 [62%] | 196 [60.9%] | |
  > =45 Years | 133 [20.4%] | 76 [23.6%] | |
Have you received any priora CPR training? | |||
 Yes | 140 [35.3%] | 66 [20.5%] | < 0.001* |
 No | 257 [64.7%] | 256 [79.5%] | |
Cadres | |||
 Military officers | 381 [58.4%] | 165 [51.2%] | 0.043* |
 Ambulance drivers | 92 [14.1%] | 60 [18.6%] | |
 School Teachers | 83 [12.7%] | 35 [10.9%] | |
 Traffic Police Officers/ Patrolmen | 96 [14.7%] | 62 [19.3%] | |