Singh K, Shetty S, Bhat N, Sharda A, Agrawal A, Chaudhary H
Postgraduate Student, Department of Community Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Debari, Udaipur Rajasthan, India.
J Dent (Tehran). 2010 Winter;7(1):19-23. Epub 2010 Mar 31.
To compare the awareness of provisions of consumer protection act among dental and medical professionals in Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India.
In a cross sectional study, a total of 448 professionals (253 males, 195 females) belonging to dental (222) and medical (226) categories were surveyed using a self administered structured questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised of 22 questions about the awareness of consumer protection art (CPA) and whether these professionals were following the recommendations of CPA. The student's t-test, ANOVA test, and Scheffe's test were used as tests of significance.
The awareness scores were significantly higher for medical professionals compared with those of dental professionals. Similarly, postgraduates showed more awareness in both the professions and it was found that private practitioners significantly have more awareness than the academic sector.
Though medical professionals have more awareness of CPA compared to dental professionals, considering the present scenario, better knowledge of CPA is necessary for both professionals in order to be on the safer side.
比较印度拉贾斯坦邦乌代布尔市牙科和医学专业人员对《消费者保护法》条款的认知情况。
在一项横断面研究中，使用自行填写的结构化问卷对总共448名专业人员（253名男性，195名女性）进行了调查，这些专业人员分属牙科（222名）和医学（226名）类别。该问卷包含22个关于消费者保护法（CPA）认知情况以及这些专业人员是否遵循CPA建议的问题。采用学生t检验、方差分析和谢费检验作为显著性检验。
医学专业人员的认知得分显著高于牙科专业人员。同样，研究生在这两个专业中表现出更高的认知度，并且发现私人执业者的认知度明显高于学术领域。
尽管与牙科专业人员相比，医学专业人员对CPA的认知度更高，但考虑到当前情况，为了更安全起见，两个专业的人员都有必要更好地了解CPA。
