ArticleFrontiers in public health2026
KAP related to first aid among first-year ethnic minority students: a cross-sectional study using latent profile analysis.
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Objective: First aid-related knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices are important components of emergency preparedness among university students. However, evidence on first aid-related KAP patterns among ethnic minority freshmen in China remains limited. This study aimed to assess first aid-related knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices, identify latent profiles, and examine factors associated with profile membership among ethnic minority freshmen at a medical university in Guizhou Province, China. Methods: A university-based cross-sectional study was conducted in September 2025 among first-year students at a medical university in Guizhou Province, China, prior to the implementation of a first-aid education program. During compulsory military training, questionnaires were administered to all first-year students through administrative training units. Ethnic minority participants were identified Results: Two latent profiles were identified: a high-attitude/high-practice profile (18.6%) and a low-attitude/low-practice profile (81.4%). Transformed knowledge scores differed only slightly between profiles, whereas attitudes and self-reported practices showed clearer differences. In the multivariable model, previous non-avoidance of providing first aid, attending first-aid training three or more times, and certificate- or credit-related training willingness were associated with membership in the high-attitude/high-practice profile. Conclusion: Substantial heterogeneity was observed in first aid-related attitudes and self-reported practices among ethnic minority freshmen, with most students classified into the low-attitude/low-practice profile. Previous non-avoidance of providing first aid, attending first-aid training three or more times, and certificate- or credit-related training willingness were associated with membership in the high-attitude/high-practice profile. The findings suggest that university first-aid education should move beyond knowledge transmission and place greater emphasis on repeated, scenario-based, and practice-oriented training. Because actual first-aid competence was not objectively assessed, these findings should be interpreted as reflecting differences in first aid-related attitudes and self-reported practices rather than actual emergency response capability.
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