• Muhammad Mudassar Bilal, Syed Bilal Shah, Tanzeel Ur Rehman, Noman Sadiq, and Ghulam Rehmani Lakho.
• Muhammad Mudassar Bilal, 4th Year MBBS Student, Mekran Medical College, Turbat, Pakistan.
• Pak J Med Sci. 2024 Mar 1; 40 (4): 767772767-772.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the awareness, attitude and knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among university-enrolled medical and non-medical undergraduate students of Pakistan.MethodsCross-sectional online survey-based study was conducted across institutes in Pakistan from December, 2022 to January, 2023. The study involved university-enrolled undergraduate students across the country. The structured questionnaire was disseminated via Google forms. For statistical analysis, SPSS version 20 was used to analyze the data by applying independent sample t-tests and ANOVA.ResultsA total of 249 responses were received. After the exclusion of two responses, the overall awareness score of participants was found to be 2.49 ± 1.33, attitude score of 4.09 ± 1.74, and knowledge score of 3.51 ± 2.13. Female respondents, medical students, unmarried (single), private institutes, and respondents with educated parents achieved relatively higher scores. The overall difference in awareness scores among different regions of Pakistan was also significant (p <0.05). Gender, region, and parental literacy rate also showed effects on participants' basic life support (BLS) and CPR knowledge (p <0.05).ConclusionsOverall knowledge and awareness were unsatisfactory and inadequate in university-enrolled undergraduate students, with no one getting a complete score on very basic knowledge questions. Significant differences in awareness, attitude, and knowledge among different regions, genders, and parental literacy rates were found.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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