Knowledge on First Aid Regarding Selected Minor Ailments among the Asha Workers

Abstract

First aid management is the temporary and immediate treatment given to a person who is injured and suddenly illby using resources at the time before regular medical help is provided.The ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists)is the major link between the rural people and health services. They provide service at the point of care, often in the patient’s home and at the place of emergencies in the community. Training them in the first aid could really help to save many livesin emergency condition. The present study was an attempt to assess and improve the knowledge of the ASHA workers about first aid management. Aquantitative research approach and non-experimental descriptive designwere used for this study. The convenience sampling technique was used to select 50 ASHA workers in community health centre’s of District Sri Muktsar Sahib. Self-administeredstructuredquestionnaire was used to assess the knowledge on first aid regarding minor ailments among the ASHA workers.The findings of the study revealed that majority of the ASHA workers 28(56%) had average knowledge on first aid regarding selected minor ailments. The mean knowledge was 19.16 and educational status of ASHA was significant at p<0.05 level. An information booklet was provided to the ASHA workers regarding the management of selected minor ailments for improving their knowledge.