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Year :2021
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Month :
April
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Volume :
10
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Issue :
2
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Page :
RO24 - RO28
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Awareness of Source of Radiation, It's Hazards and Protection among Final Year MBBS Students: A Cross-sectional Observational Study
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Correspondence Address :
Dipsa Digant Shastri, Nehal Sanket Diwanji, Mona Digant Shastri, Ekta J Desai, Paresh Gordhanbhai Patel, Nirav Kishorbhai Kadwani, Nipa Patidar, Avani Yogeshbhai Bhatt,
Nehal Sanket Diwanji,
702, Wilson Tower, Behaind Agrwal Samaj Bhavan, GHOD DOD Road, Surat, Gujarat, India.
E-mail: nehaldiwanji@yahoo.co.in
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Introduction: Increase availability of multidetector high speed CT scan, digital radiography and various image guided interventional procedure has increased the total number of radiation related examinations in current era. These have lead to increase radiation exposure to patients as well as the radiologist. This situation has raised the concerns about the potential side effects to patients, particularly serious side effects like radiation-related cancer and death.
Aim: Evaluation of awareness of source of radiation, radiation hazards and radiation protection among final year medical students in tertiary care medical college hospital.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational type of study in which total 136 final MBBS students were issued a questionnaire consisting of 12 multiple choice questions including demographic data, awareness about source of radiation, radiation hazard, protection issues and knowledge about radiation dose levels of common radiological examinations. All questions were multiple choice types with answers containing 2 to 9 choices having only one correct answer. The questionnaire was prepared by authors and their answers were validated by various faculties of department of radiodiagnosis by peer review methods. This questionnaire was given in a print out form. The obtained data were analysed using statistical software (descriptive statistics used). As homogenous group of final year medical students were analysed, no scoring and no statistical test were needed.
Results: In present study 87.5 % (n=119) of students considered radiation knowledge important for them. Out of eight specific questions for checking their knowledge about radiation awareness, five questions regarding safe radiation practice, radiation exposure and radiation dose in common radiological examination were correctly answered by a good number of students. Among these questions "Rule of 10 "- question was correctly answered by 83.1% (n=113) of students, "Radiological examination of pregnant patient"- question was correctly answered by 83.8 % (n=114) of students and "Radiation Exposure to patients during diagnostic radiology"-question is correctly answered by 84.6% (n=115) of students. The present level of knowledge about radiation among students may be contributed by tutorials for entrance exams as stated by 78% of students.
Conclusion: Medical students have good awareness about radiation protection, with a specific gap of knowledge concerning source of radiation, biological effect of radiation and radiation hazards. Undergraduate teaching curriculum must include comprehensive knowledge about radiation hazards and radiation safety.
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