ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024
Assessment of awareness and knowledge of Good Samaritan Law in the general literate population - A cross-sectional study in Telangana.
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Introduction: Road traffic injuries are the eighth leading cause of death in India. The Law Commission of India report says that 50% of the victims who died of preventable injuries could have been saved had they received the medical care on time. To protect the people who help road accident victims, Good Samaritan Law was enacted. Objectives: To assess awareness and knowledge about Good Samaritan Law among the general literate population and to assess the impact of awareness session on awareness score. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, adult participants of either gender, literate enough to read and comprehend the material provided, were included in the study through either an electronic or written informed consent process. The participants were asked to complete a questionnaire, watch/read the awareness video/material provided, and then complete the post-awareness session questionnaire. The participants were divided into the aware and unaware groups for further assessment of pre-awareness scores. The pre- and post-awareness session scores were compared in the participants using paired-t-test. Results: In this study, 379 participants gave consent for participation; however, only 288 participants attempted the post-awareness questionnaire. The mean pre-awareness session score was significantly higher in the aware group (8.5) as compared to the unaware group (5.6). The pre-awareness scores were significantly high in doctors as compared to medical students in the aware group and as compared to medical students, graduates, teachers, and general public in the unaware group. Post-awareness session scores (9.2 ± 2.8) were observed to be significantly higher ( Conclusion: In this study, it was observed that the percentage of participants who were aware of the law was less. It demonstrated the impact of awareness session on increasing GSL awareness score in participants. These findings indicate the need of awareness programs to transform bystanders into good samaritans.
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