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    Knowledge, attitude, and willingness to provide first aid to trauma victims: a cross-sectional study among boda-boda riders in Arua city
    (Muni University, 2025-11-17) Acidri, Phillip
    Background. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) significantly contribute to mortality and morbidity. Mortality can be reduced by up to 4.5% with pre-hospital care administered by lay first responders. Boda-boda riders are likely victims of RTAs and likely first responders to RTA victims. The study aimed to study the knowledge, attitude, and willingness of boda-boda riders to provide first aid to victims of RTAs. Methods. A cross-sectional analytic study was conducted between June and July 2025. A multi stage sampling method was used to recruit the participants. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data. Chi-square and Logistic regression analysis were performed in STATA to assess the association between socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and willingness. Results. A total of 368 participants, mainly males with a mean age of 30.6 (SD = 8.1) years, were recruited into the study. The average first aid knowledge of the riders was 56%, with up to 66.6% of them having a positive attitude towards first aid. Notably, a surprisingly low percentage (42.9%) were willing to provide first aid to victims of RTA. Riders with at least a secondary level of education were found to have more knowledge (χ²=29.1, p=0.01), a positive attitude to first aid (χ²=12.6, p=0.006), and were willing to provide first aid in the event of trauma (p=0.038). Riders who had ever received training in first aid were also found to have more knowledge (χ² = 56.6, p = 0.01) and were more willing to provide first aid (p = 0.019). Equally, a previous history of road traffic accidents had a statistically significant relationship with knowledge (χ² = 14.1, p = 0.01). Optimal knowledge of and positive attitude towards first aid were good predictors of willingness to provide first aid, with odds of riders with optimal knowledge willing to provide first aid two times that of riders with sub-optimal knowledge (aOR = 2.27, 95% CI= 1.40 – 3.98, p = 0.002) and the odds of riders with a positive attitude willing to provide first aid six times that of riders with negative attitude (aOR = 5.78, 95% CI= 3.30 – 9.88, p = 0.001) after adjusting for confounders Conclusion. The majority of riders had limited knowledge of first aid, with a significant proportion displaying a positive attitude, and a less than average proportion being willing to provide first aid. Factors associated with knowledge of first aid included educational level, prior first aid training, and history of RTA. That associated with attitude was educational level, and meanwhile, educational level and previous history of RTA were factors associated with willingness to provide first aid. An optimal knowledge of and positive attitude towards first aid were good predictors of willingness to provide first aid. First aid training targeting boda-boda riders should prioritize those with a lower level of education and those without prior first aid training experience. First aid training of lay persons working in public spaces needs to be embraced by Uganda. The training can also focus on the interpretation of legislature in Uganda