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- Title
Attitude and awareness of general population towards radiation hazards and safety: An institutional study.
- Authors
Sharma, Sneha R.; Karjodkar, Freny R.; Sansare, Kaustubh P.; Saalim, Mohd; Mishra, Isha D.; Johaley, Satyapal; Goyal, Shikha N.
- Abstract
<bold>Context: </bold>Radiological investigations play a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of procedures.<bold>Aim: </bold>To assess the knowledge regarding adverse consequences of radiological examination and encourage awareness regarding radiation protection amongst general public.<bold>Settings and Design: </bold>A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study conducted amongst patients visiting the dental outpatient department.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>1,000 adult male and female patients within the age of 20-70 years who visited the outpatient department during May-July 2017 were included in the study.<bold>Statistical Analysis: </bold>Comparison of frequencies of responses to each item with age and gender was done using chi square test. For all statistical tests, P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant, keeping α error at 5% and β error at 20%.<bold>Results: </bold>85.3% participants had visited a hospital earlier and 69.3% had undergone the procedure of an X-ray earlier. Out of those patients, only 24.7% of the participants had any knowledge about the equipment or the procedure while taking a radiograph. 5.2% of the participants were given any safety measures during the radiological procedure. 14.4% had knowledge of the risks and hazards associated with radiation.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>This short study showed that there is a need for educating the general population about the hazards and risks associated with radiation exposure.
- Subjects
CHI-squared test; RADIATION protection; RADIATION exposure; RADIATION; HAZARDS; RADIOGRAPHS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2019, Vol 30, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
0970-9290
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_15_18