Effectiveness of video teaching on basic life support knowledge,attitude among non - health proffessional students at the university of Rwanda.

Abstract

Introduction: Surviving cardiac arrest is possible but not unconditionally. This is because the victim needs to be helped as early as possible. Aim of the study:was to assess the effectiveness of video teaching on basic life support knowledge and its retention among non-health professional students at the University of Rwanda, School of Business and Economics. Methods: The study adopted a quantitative approach, using a quasi-experimental research design. The study was conducted at the University of Rwanda College of Business and Economics which is one among colleges of the University of Rwanda. It is located at Gikondomain campus, in Kicukiro District which is one among three districts of Kigali City, Rwanda (University of Rwanda, 2018). In this research the populations were non-health professional students at the University of Rwanda, College of Business and Economics (UR-CBE) was chosen randomly. In this study a stratified random sampling was used. The strata were representing levels of education (year one, year two, year three). The students in the same year of education were considered as homogenous group of students without differentiations in knowledge regarding basic life support. The sample was calculated using Taro Yamane formula and it comprised of 382 participants. Data from the questionnaires were collected and entered as descriptive data, in the computer as nominal and categorical variables. Categorical variables were coded to enable the statistical analysis. Descriptive data were entered into theStatistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20, then analyzed using frequencies, mean, then inferential statistics using paired T test at a level of 95% of confidence interval,(p value of <0.05.) to determine associations between variables and statistical significance. Ethical consideration: The researcher observed the ethical principles. A letter for ethics clearance was acquired from the Independent Review Board (IRB), and was presented to the College of Business and Economics authorities, where the study was carried out, with permission. iv Results There was a significant increase in the total score (p< 0.0001) from mean total percentage of pretest of 9 to 79 points. The participants performed significantly better in all items of our questionnaire both in posttest and three months later. Therefore there was a non-significant regression of mean total percentage after three months which was probably due to memory lapse. Conclusions: Non-health profession students attending video teaching on BLS course have a significantly improved BLS performance post session and after 3 months compared to pre-test knowledge performance.