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The Iranian Red Crescent Society’s Educational Mobile Application: A Tool for Improving Students’ Awareness of First Aids
Background:
The first aid educational mobile application (Khadem) developed by the Iranian Red Crescent Society provides the most important and simplest trainings of first aid in crisis situations for people.
Objective:
Therefore, the present study was aimed to investigate the impact of this mobile application on improving high school students’ awareness of first aid.
Methods:
In this quasi-experimental study (before and after using the mobile application), 51 students studying at high schools in Ahvaz, were selected as the sample using simple random sampling method. Firstly and before the intervention, their awareness and mastery of the first aid was measured by a test. Then the mobile software was offered to them, and one month later, they were asked to sit another test. The scores obtained before and after intervention were measured. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis using SPSS V.22
Results:
Overall, the students' awareness of first aids was very low. In the intervention group, the average score of the students’ awareness significantly increased after intervention (offering mobile application) (P <0.01). According to Spearman, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests analysis, age, gender, and school grade have no impact on the average scores obtained before and after intervention. (P <0.05).
Conclusions:
Due to the various advantages and capabilities of smartphones and their popularity among students, they can provide a good opportunity to teach the students vital subjects such as first aid, although this technology is yet to be officially included in the curriculum.
ClinicalTrial:
Students, Educational Mobile App, First Aid, Red Crescent.
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