Public Experiences and Awareness of Albaha Citizen towards Radiation Health Hazards
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Radiation has become a part of modern living, reaching every piece of our civilization. All individuals are exposed to ionizing radiation, both from natural and man-made radiation sources. In these days use of medical imaging has increased, due to rapid improvements in technology. Long-term exposure or high doses of ionizing radiation have potentially harmful biological effects, when used in medical imaging procedures. Objectives: assess the level of awareness about the radiation health hazards and possible risks caused by radiological examinations among Albaha citizens Methodology: A cross-sectional web survey was introduced to the residents of Albaha region. The questionnaire contain sections focused on participants’ socio-demographic, different aspects of radiation exposure. Results:A total of 844 questionnaires were completed, the highest respondent rate was from females, 77.3%, while males constitute only 22.7 %. Among the respondents (62.5%) had underwent X-Ray exposure and 36.1%, 30.3%, 31.8% and 15.4 of them experienced CT, ultra-sonographic, MRI and mammography respectively , with regard to body area, the respondents reveal that all parts of the body can be target for radiation imaging which include the head (34.6%), chest (45.3%), abdomen (47.1%) back (29.3%) and limbs (43.0%) .51.6% of the respondents showed that they underwent radiation exposure for more than three times with more than one year interval between each exposure and the other (48.0%). Conclusion:Results obtained from our study it was found that most of Albaha citizens were somewhat aware of ionizing radiation and their health hazards. Moreover, most of them were aware of these hazards during pregnancy and lactation. Recommendation: More researches should be directed to determine levels of knowledge and awareness towards exposures to ionizing radiations.Educate the general public on ionizing radiations, its health hazards and safety measures through health programmes and on the mass media
Authors and Affiliations
Mohammed A. H Balkheir, Abuobaida E. E. Abukhelaif, Fahad A. A. Dokhaikh, Abdullah H. S. Alghamdi, Osama H. A. Alhabi, Abdulrahman Abdullah Alghamdi
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