Evaluating the effects of participatory training in improving knowledge and skills on basic life support among commercial motorcyclists: a quasi-experimental study in addressing road traffic injuries

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dc.creatorMakota, Evaristus Peter
dc.creatorKibusi, Stephen Mathew
dc.date2020-09-07T08:26:44Z
dc.date2020-09-07T08:26:44Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T14:01:39Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T14:01:39Z
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1665937
dc.descriptionInformal training on approaching road traffic injuries has become increasingly important in strengthening health care provision in pre-hospital care. Despite, evidence-based practice on formal training for emergency care, as well as health policy in Tanzania on addressing those issues. Informal training is not anymore implemented in routine practice especially for first responders like commercial motorcyclists to address road traffic injuries. The study involved two hundred fifty-two participants randomly selected from registered parking points and the results of the study showed that the majority of the participants had low knowledge and skills on basic life support. But most of them had attended victim with road traffic accidents and tends of traffic violation also revealed. The study concluded that the intervention was effective and relevant to the commercial motorcyclists.
dc.identifierMakota, E. P., & Kibusi, S. M. (2019). Evaluating the effects of participatory training in improving knowledge and skills on basic life support among commercial motorcyclists: a quasi-experimental study in addressing road traffic injuries. Cogent Medicine, 6(1), 1665937.
dc.identifierDOI:10.1080/2331205X.2019.1665937
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2472
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2472
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCogent OA
dc.subjectParticipatory training
dc.subjectTraffic injuries
dc.subjectBasic life support
dc.subjectTraining manual
dc.subjectLearning system
dc.subjectInformal training
dc.subjectTraining
dc.subjectCommercial motorcyclists
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectFirst aid skills
dc.titleEvaluating the effects of participatory training in improving knowledge and skills on basic life support among commercial motorcyclists: a quasi-experimental study in addressing road traffic injuries
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