Randomized trial examines first aid knowledge improvement in furniture manufacturing workers, suggesting structured training benefits.
Key Points
The study aims to evaluate first aid knowledge among employees in the high-risk furniture manufacturing sector and the effect of structured training on their knowledge levels.
Single-group pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design applied to 30 workers in İnegöl Furniture Organized Industrial Zone.
Data collected using a Demographic Information Form and a Multiple Choice First Aid Knowledge Test.
Analysis performed with SPSS 25 using descriptive statistics and dependent/independent t-tests.
Statistically significant increase in knowledge level after first aid training (p < 0.001).
Average knowledge level increase of 33.17 points with a large effect size (Cohen’s d = 2.26).
Educational level, type of worker (white/blue-collar), and prior first aid training showed significant differences in knowledge levels.