Societal vulnerability in the context of population aging-Perceptions of healthcare students' in Saudi Arabia/الضعف المجتمعي في سياق شيخوخة السكان-تصورات طلاب الرعاية الصحية في المملكة العربية السعودية.
Background and objective: Healthcare professionals have an important role in increasing awareness and protecting populations from natural disasters. This study aimed to assess the perception of healthcare students toward societal vulnerability in the context of population aging.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted among students from two deferent health colleges over 4 months from February to May 2021. Descriptive analysis was used to assess the perception, and inferential testing was used to assess the various association of knowledge toward societal vulnerability using SPSS.
Results: The majority of respondents were male (69.2%), between 20 and 24 years of age (91.2%), and studying for a nursing degree (76.6%). Only 4.7% had previously completed a previous degree. The mean score of perceptions on the Aging and Disaster Vulnerability Scale among nursing students was 42.5 ± 10.3 (0–65) while for paramedicine 48.1 ± 9.7 (0–65). Similarly, the mean score among male students was 44.1 ±10.5. The mean PADVS total score for the cohort was 43.8 (SD = 10.5). The mean PADVS total score for nursing students was significantly lower than paramedic students (42.5 vs. 48.1; p < 0.001). There was no correlation between PADVS total score and gender, age, area of residence, or previous degree.
Samarkandi, O. A., Aljuaid, M., Alkohaiz, M. A., Al-Wathinani, A. M., Alobaid, A. M., Alghamdi, A. A., Alhallaf, M. A., & Albaqami, N. A. (2022). Societal vulnerability in the context of population aging-Perceptions of healthcare students' in Saudi Arabia. Frontiers in public health, 10, 955754. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.955754
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