Table 3

The major reasons for not performing CO-CPR or S-CPR

ReasonsCO-CPR (%)S-CPR (%)
AllMaleFemaleAllMaleFemale
Lack of confidence26.623.329.0†28.724.831.5†
Fear of harming the victim23.420.925.3†21.517.624.4†
Fear of causing trouble (legal trouble)20.723.818.4†20.623.918.2†
Fear of disease transmission7.79.06.8†22.922.922.9
  • *p<0.05.

  • †**p<0.01, the χ2 test were between the gender groups.

  • CO-CPR, chest compression-only CPR; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; S-CPR, standard CPR.