Abstract:

Objective

To investigate the current status of pre-hospital emergency knowledge，attitudes， beliefs and practices （KABP） among non-medical college students， providing a basis and direction for the development of campus emergency training programs.

Methods

A random sample of non-medical college students from four institutions in Kunshan was surveyed using a self-designed questionnaire.Group t-tests and mean analysis were employed to examine the influence of factors such as gender， education level，health status， and previous training experience on KABP.Interviews with campus administrators were conducted to gather information about campus emergency first-aid training and to identify influencing factors， with feasible recommendations for improvement.

Results

A total of 9，311 participants completed the survey， with females comprising 38.90%， a lower proportion than males.Among respondents， 30.20%had prior first-aid training experience， while 69.80% had no such experience.Of those with training， 21.34%had received it within the last three months， 2.90% within the last six months， and 5.96% within the last year.Regarding willingness to participate in future training， 67.73% expressed interest， while 33.27% were unwilling.The average scores for first-aid knowledge， attitudes， and behaviors were 14.60， 43.92， and 25.90，respectively.Of the 30 items analyzed， 23 were found to have significant correlations with prior training，while 7 were not.Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that gender， health status， education level，household registration， and prior training experience had statistically significant effects on first - aid knowledge， attitudes， and behaviors （P＜0.05）.

Conclusion

First-aid training among college students in Kunshan is inadequate， which is linked to a general lack of awareness regarding campus health emergency management.Overcoming the limitations of time， resources， and interaction space for students are crucial.Training programs should focus on life-saving knowledge and skills， prioritizing the assessment， recognition，and provision of first-aid for rare， critical， and specialized emergencies.These programs should aim to equip students with practical， success-promoting experiences.Non-medical college students possess strong first-aid knowledge and display positive attitudes and behaviors toward first-aid.They can be cultivated as key participants in both campus and societal emergency first-aid efforts， representing a valuable high-quality population for the effective implementation and transfer of first-aid training outcomes into real-world applications.

Key words: Non-medical college students, First-aid knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices（KABP model）, Survey, Research