Knowledge and awareness of the radiation safety among the medical students and resident doctors
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Abstract: In day to day medical investigations radiations now become a must for the diagnosis. The radiations having most of the health risk for the doctors in constant contact with such procedures. During the learning period, the medical students were unaware of the risks of radiation and therefore they do not take the necessary safety precautions. The present study was done to assess the knowledge and awareness of the medical students regarding radiation safety precautions.The study was done including of 75 medical students and 45 resident medical doctors regarding knowledge and awareness of the radiation safety. The study was done with the help of questionnaire inclusive of 12 questions consisting of knowledge of radiation safety principles, barriers to protect transfer of radiations, precautions to be taken, hazards of radiation, etc. On comparison of the scores of the medical students and resident doctors, it was found that the scores were almost equal and both the groups were having similar level knowledge and awareness regarding radiation safety (students t test, p>0.05). But the scores for both the groups were low indicating the knowledge level was low especially for the safety precautions.The medical students and resident doctors were having less knowledge and awareness regarding radiation safety. Keywords:Radiation safety, Health risk, Radiation
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Sushant Hari Bhadane, Sapana Sushant Bhadane
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