Therakathu Jacob, Yadav Vikas K, Keshava Shyamkumar N, Gibikote Sridhar, Chavan Govind B, Shroff Manohar
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2017 Jan-Mar;27(1):73-77. doi: 10.4103/0971-3026.202965.
Like most other developing countries, India has a large proportion of children among its population. However, the facilities for adequate treatment of this large population is inadequate. The development of pediatric radiology as a subspecialty is still at an infant stage in India. The goal of our study was to assess the awareness about the current status of pediatric radiology in India.
A questionnaire was handed over to all attendees of a pediatric radiology conference to assess their opinion regarding the adequacy of pediatric training and practice in India. The questionnaire consisted of 10 multiple-choice and two descriptive questions. Descriptive statistical methods were used for analyzing the results.
Eighty-one out of 400 delegates responded to the questionnaire. Among these 81 respondents, 50 (61.7%) felt that exposure to pediatric cases during postgraduate course was inadequate. Sixty-three out of 81 (77.7%) respondents thought that specialized training is required for practicing pediatric radiology, and 79 respondents (97%) felt that the number of such training programmes should increase. Forty-five out of 81 respondents (55.5%) were interested in pursuing pediatric radiology as a career.
According to the opinion of the respondents of our survey, pediatric radiology remains an underdeveloped speciality in India. Considering the proportion of the population in the pediatric age and the poor health indicators in this age group, elaborate measures, as suggested, need to be implemented to improve pediatric radiology training and the care of sick children in India.
与大多数其他发展中国家一样，印度人口中儿童占比很大。然而，为这一庞大人口提供充分治疗的设施却不足。儿科放射学作为一个亚专业，在印度仍处于起步阶段。我们研究的目的是评估对印度儿科放射学现状的认知情况。
向一次儿科放射学会议的所有参会者发放问卷，以评估他们对印度儿科培训和实践充分性的看法。问卷包括10道多项选择题和两道描述性问题。采用描述性统计方法分析结果。
400名代表中有81人回复了问卷。在这81名受访者中，50人（61.7%）认为研究生课程期间接触儿科病例的机会不足。81名受访者中有63人（77.7%）认为从事儿科放射学需要接受专门培训，79名受访者（97%）认为此类培训项目的数量应增加。81名受访者中有45人（55.5%）有兴趣将儿科放射学作为职业。
根据我们调查受访者的意见，儿科放射学在印度仍是一个不发达的专业。考虑到儿童年龄组在人口中的占比以及该年龄组较差的健康指标，需要按照建议采取详尽措施，以改善印度的儿科放射学培训及患病儿童的护理。
