NEWFANGLED A CROSS SECTION
SURVEY OF FIRST AID KIT
EQUIPMENT IN A FAMILY IN
SICHUAN CHINA RATED A+
Dan Wen,
Li Wan,
Haiyan He,
Qianmei
Zhong, Qingli
Jiang, Xiuru
Yang, Dan
Zhang & Yuqi
Shen
BMC Public Health volume 24, Article number: 1829 (2024) Cite this
article
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Abstract
Purpose
To examine residents’ first-aid kit preparation and its
influencing factors.Design
Cross-sectional
survey.Methods
,A questionnaire survey was conducted among 449 permanent residents
in SichuanProvince using convenience sampling. We examined
participants’ demographic characteristics, self-efficacy, health literacy,
and personality.
Findings
Of the participants, 111 (24.7%) stocked a home first-aid kit. The most
frequent supplies were disinfection supplies (91.9%), common
medicines (86.5%), and dressing supplies (76.6%). Family per capita
monthly income, medical expenses payment method, chronic diseases,
general self-efficacy, and health literacy wereinfluencing factors of
family first-aid kit preparedness.
Conclusion
A multilevel and interactive emergency literacy education system should
beestablished to improve residents’ abilities to prevent emergencies.
Peer Review reports
Introduction
Globally, 45 million people are disabled and 5.8 million die each year
due to sudden trauma [1], the fourth leading cause of death. Injury-
related death and disability impose a massive burden on low- and
middle-income countries, comprising nearly 90% of the global injury toll
[2]. The home first-aid kit is a comprehensive first-aid kit for accidents,
such as knife wounds or earthquakes. They guarantee the safety of
residents and play an important role when family members are injured
[3]. In recent years, living standards have improved, and health
awareness has been promoted. Home first-aid kits have been receiving
increasing attention. In particular, owing to the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic,people’s attention and demand for medical and protective
products have increased rapidly.
According to cognitive theory, self-efficacy is the strongest factor
affecting public emergency preparedness behavior and a successful
,sustainer of health promoting behavior. A study [4] has found that
individuals’ emergency preparedness behaviors are related to
emergency knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy. Findingsfrom a study
investigating the relationship between personality traits and hoarding
behaviors in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia, has found
that, in emergency situations, agreeableness, neuroticism, and
openness tend to lead to emergency supplies hoarding [5]. Health
literacy refers to the ability of individuals
, to obtain and understand basic health information and make correct
decisions to promote their health. There is a positive correlation
between health literacy and health behaviors, including preventive
measures and emergency service utilization[6].
American public health agencies work to help people respond to
disasters and emergencies. In 2003, the U.S. Federal Emergency
Management Agency launched a national emergency preparedness
campaign to encourage the public to prepare emergency supplies [7]. In
Australia, approximately one-fifth of households have mobile phones,
first-aid kits, batteries, and other first-aid items [8]. Facing frequent
extreme weather events and natural disasters, in 2015, China
established its Ministry of Emergency Management, and issued the
Emergency Management Standards. These standards encouraged
households to stock first-aid kits and masksand aimed to improve the
public’s awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation,as well as their
ability to rescue themselves and others [9].
According to cognitive theory, self-efficacy is a pivotal factor
influencing public emergency preparedness and health-promoting
actions. However, the specific determinants motivating or impeding
families in Sichuan to prepare and utilize first-aid kits remain unclear.
This study aims to bridge the knowledge gap by exploring the
relationship between emergency preparedness behaviors, personality
traits, health literacy, and household first-aid kit
preparedness/utilization in Sichuan, China, thereby offering insights
for optimizing family emergency preparedness and first-aid kit
utilization.
Materials and methods
Participants
Families with reading comprehension and expression skills who had
lived in a cityin Sichuan Province, China, for more than six months
within the previous 12 months were included in this study. Participants
SURVEY OF FIRST AID KIT
EQUIPMENT IN A FAMILY IN
SICHUAN CHINA RATED A+
Dan Wen,
Li Wan,
Haiyan He,
Qianmei
Zhong, Qingli
Jiang, Xiuru
Yang, Dan
Zhang & Yuqi
Shen
BMC Public Health volume 24, Article number: 1829 (2024) Cite this
article
434 Accesses
Metricsdetails
Abstract
Purpose
To examine residents’ first-aid kit preparation and its
influencing factors.Design
Cross-sectional
survey.Methods
,A questionnaire survey was conducted among 449 permanent residents
in SichuanProvince using convenience sampling. We examined
participants’ demographic characteristics, self-efficacy, health literacy,
and personality.
Findings
Of the participants, 111 (24.7%) stocked a home first-aid kit. The most
frequent supplies were disinfection supplies (91.9%), common
medicines (86.5%), and dressing supplies (76.6%). Family per capita
monthly income, medical expenses payment method, chronic diseases,
general self-efficacy, and health literacy wereinfluencing factors of
family first-aid kit preparedness.
Conclusion
A multilevel and interactive emergency literacy education system should
beestablished to improve residents’ abilities to prevent emergencies.
Peer Review reports
Introduction
Globally, 45 million people are disabled and 5.8 million die each year
due to sudden trauma [1], the fourth leading cause of death. Injury-
related death and disability impose a massive burden on low- and
middle-income countries, comprising nearly 90% of the global injury toll
[2]. The home first-aid kit is a comprehensive first-aid kit for accidents,
such as knife wounds or earthquakes. They guarantee the safety of
residents and play an important role when family members are injured
[3]. In recent years, living standards have improved, and health
awareness has been promoted. Home first-aid kits have been receiving
increasing attention. In particular, owing to the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic,people’s attention and demand for medical and protective
products have increased rapidly.
According to cognitive theory, self-efficacy is the strongest factor
affecting public emergency preparedness behavior and a successful
,sustainer of health promoting behavior. A study [4] has found that
individuals’ emergency preparedness behaviors are related to
emergency knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy. Findingsfrom a study
investigating the relationship between personality traits and hoarding
behaviors in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia, has found
that, in emergency situations, agreeableness, neuroticism, and
openness tend to lead to emergency supplies hoarding [5]. Health
literacy refers to the ability of individuals
, to obtain and understand basic health information and make correct
decisions to promote their health. There is a positive correlation
between health literacy and health behaviors, including preventive
measures and emergency service utilization[6].
American public health agencies work to help people respond to
disasters and emergencies. In 2003, the U.S. Federal Emergency
Management Agency launched a national emergency preparedness
campaign to encourage the public to prepare emergency supplies [7]. In
Australia, approximately one-fifth of households have mobile phones,
first-aid kits, batteries, and other first-aid items [8]. Facing frequent
extreme weather events and natural disasters, in 2015, China
established its Ministry of Emergency Management, and issued the
Emergency Management Standards. These standards encouraged
households to stock first-aid kits and masksand aimed to improve the
public’s awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation,as well as their
ability to rescue themselves and others [9].
According to cognitive theory, self-efficacy is a pivotal factor
influencing public emergency preparedness and health-promoting
actions. However, the specific determinants motivating or impeding
families in Sichuan to prepare and utilize first-aid kits remain unclear.
This study aims to bridge the knowledge gap by exploring the
relationship between emergency preparedness behaviors, personality
traits, health literacy, and household first-aid kit
preparedness/utilization in Sichuan, China, thereby offering insights
for optimizing family emergency preparedness and first-aid kit
utilization.
Materials and methods
Participants
Families with reading comprehension and expression skills who had
lived in a cityin Sichuan Province, China, for more than six months
within the previous 12 months were included in this study. Participants
