Abraham, Zephania SaitabauKahinga, Aveline AloyceMohamed, Hafidh2024-08-202024-08-202023Abraham, Z. S., Mohamed, H., & Kahinga, A. A. (2023). Awareness about first aid management of epistaxis among medical students at the State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 24(4), 355-367.DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v24i4.6https://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4881Full text. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v24i4.6Background: Epistaxis is the most common otorhinolaryngology emergency and can be unilateral or bilateral due to a variety of pathologies of the nose, paranasal sinuses, and nasopharynx. It tends to be self-limiting on most occasions. It may be severe enough to necessitate medical attention and lead to life-threatening complications when left without prompt intervention. There is a scarcity of published data regarding awareness of first aid management of epistaxis among medical students in Zanzibar, Tanzania, thus the study aimed to address such an existing gap. Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study that recruited 395 medical students. Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaires and analysis was done by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 and a p-value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: About two-thirds (89.4%) of the medical students had good knowledge of first aid management of epistaxis and 85.3% of the participants had a good attitude toward first aid management of epistaxis. Almost half of the respondents of this study (52.7%) had good practice regarding first aid management of epistaxis. A significant association was found between academic year and overall knowledge, attitude and practices on first aid management of epistaxis among medical students. Conclusions: Medical students of the State University of Zanzibar were found to have adequate knowledge about first aid management of epistaxis thus empowering them to provide first aid management of epistaxis and also with good attitude and practices towards handling patients with epistaxis.enEpistaxisfirst aidawarenessknowledgemedical studentsTanzaniaArticle