WASIT UNIVERSITY, BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
AL-TURATH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Wiad Lek. 2021;74(9 cz 2):2345-2351.
The aim: The goal of this research is to find out how much medical staff is acknowledged about radiation protection.
Materials and methods: In Teaching Hospitals, Wasit Province, a questionnaire study in 165 medical personnel was conducted. Part 1 of the questionnaire included sociodemographic information such as age, gender, and employment, whereas part 2 included 16 knowledge-related questions, divided into two sections: health risk (8 questions) and preventative strategies (8 questions). The descriptive analysis was carried out according to the data types: qualitative data were described using frequency and percentages, while quantitative data was described using the mean and standard deviation. The Chi-square test or Fisher's Exact Test were employed to analyze the relationship between the variables. Participants were given a score of 1 for all accurate answers, and a score of 0 for wrong and "don't know" responses. There were 165 participants general, among them 93 males and 72 females; with a mean age of 35.489.570.
Results: Only 27 people (16.36%) had a good knowledge score, while more than half (61.21%) earned an average knowledge score. 30% of radiology technicians had a good level of knowledge, and 26.5 % of those working in radiology units had a good level of expertise as well. Increasing the frequency of radiation exposure showed to have a strong relationship with participant knowledge score, with those with repeated exposure during the day having the greatest proportion (21.4%) of good knowledge.
Conclusions: This study had shown that there is a need to increase awareness about risks of radiation exposures among those who works in this field. Considering the above, the study recommends making training about the risks and methods of radiation protection compulsory, especially for workers in radiography units. In addition, the curricula of medical institutes must be updated and the latest research findings on ways to prevent radiation should be added. Finally, the issue of exposure to radiation is very important and dangerous, therefore, all sectors of society must join for the best awareness of its risks.
本研究旨在了解医务人员对辐射防护的认知程度。
在瓦西特省的教学医院中，对 165 名医务人员进行了问卷调查。问卷的第一部分包括人口统计学信息，如年龄、性别和职业；第二部分包括 16 个与知识相关的问题，分为健康风险（8 个问题）和预防策略（8 个问题）两个部分。根据数据类型进行描述性分析：定性数据用频率和百分比描述，定量数据用均值和标准差描述。采用卡方检验或 Fisher 精确检验分析变量之间的关系。所有正确答案得 1 分，错误和“不知道”答案得 0 分。共有 165 名参与者，其中男性 93 人，女性 72 人；平均年龄为 35.489.570 岁。
只有 27 人（16.36%）具有较好的知识得分，而超过一半（61.21%）的人得分中等。放射技师中有 30%的人具有较好的知识水平，放射科工作人员中有 26.5%的人具有较好的专业知识水平。辐射暴露频率的增加与参与者的知识得分呈强相关，每天重复暴露的参与者中，具有较好知识的比例最高（21.4%）。
本研究表明，有必要提高从事该领域工作的人员对辐射暴露风险的认识。考虑到上述情况，本研究建议强制进行辐射防护风险和方法的培训，特别是针对放射科工作人员。此外，医学机构的课程必须更新，并增加有关预防辐射的最新研究结果。最后，辐射暴露问题非常重要和危险，因此，社会各界必须共同提高对其风险的认识。
