Table 4 Distribution of questions and responses in the knowledge and attitude section
No. | Knowledge | Control (n= 226) [n (%)] | Intervention (n=251) [n (%)] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | Very sure | Sure | Don’t know | Unsure | Very unsure | Very sure | Sure | Don’t know | Unsure | Very unsure |
About cardiac arrest: | |||||||||||
1. | Cardiac arrest is due to arterial occlusion | 40 (17.7) | 69 (30.5) | 43 (19.0) | 70 (31.0) | 4 (1.8) | 71 (28.3) | 66 (26.3) | 55 (21.9) | 49 (19.5) | 10 (4.0) |
2. | Central chest pain is a sign of cardiac arrest | 21 (9.3) | 81 (35.8) | 49 (21.7) | 64 (28.3) | 11 (4.9) | 24 (9.6) | 73 (29.1) | 62 (24.7) | 79 (31.5) | 13 (5.2) |
3. | Shortness of breath is a warning sign of cardiac arrest | 35 (15.5) | 91 (40.3) | 46 (20.4) | 45 (19.9) | 9 (4.0) | 55 (21.9) | 69 (27.5) | 51 (20.3) | 66 (26.3) | 10 (4.0) |
4. | Cardiac arrest can be treated | 32 (14.2) | 63 (27.9) | 42 (18.6) | 82 (36.3) | 7 (3.1) | 41 (16.3) | 66 (26.3) | 64 (25.5) | 73 (29.1) | 7 (2.8) |
5. | Healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of cardiac arrest | 150 (66.4) | 47 (20.8) | 13 (5.8) | 14 (6.2) | 2 (0.9) | 187 (74.5) | 26 (10.4) | 14 (5.6) | 15 (6.0) | 9 (3.6) |
Risk factor of heart attack: | |||||||||||
6. | Old age | 44 (19.5) | 64 (28.3) | 45 (19.9) | 53 (23.5) | 20 (8.8) | 66 (26.3) | 69 (27.5) | 38 (15.1) | 65 (25.9) | 13 (5.2) |
7. | Stress | 46 (20.4) | 66 (29.2) | 44 (19.5) | 62 (27.4) | 8 (3.5) | 67 (26.7) | 51 (20.3) | 55 (21.9) | 64 (25.5) | 14 (5.6) |
8. | Smoking | 94 (41.6) | 71 (31.4) | 23 (10.2) | 33 (14.6) | 5 (2.2.) | 113 (45.0) | 65 (25.9) | 27 (10.8) | 38 (15.1) | 8 (3.2) |
9. | Hypertension | 47 (20.8) | 60 (26.5) | 51 (22.6) | 57 (20.2) | 11 (4.9) | 70 (27.9) | 66 (26.3) | 56 (22.3) | 48 (19.1) | 11 (4.4) |
10. | Hyperlipidemia | 96 (42.5) | 54 (23.9) | 48 (21.2) | 28 (12.4) | 0 (0.0) | 113 (45.0) | 71 (28.3) | 37 (14.7) | 25 (10.0) | 5 s(2.0) |