Knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate awareness and knowledge about radiation risks and safety principles among medical students at the College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia, in their clinical years. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an anonymous electr...

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Autores principales:	Meshael N Alreshidi, Dalal Alshubrmi, Fayez Alreshidi, Khaled Soliman, Ibrahim Alrashidi
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:36cc880ce5c14b199505fb6985b331192021-12-02T19:02:07ZKnowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail2231-07702249-446410.4103/ajm.ajm_49_19https://doaj.org/article/36cc880ce5c14b199505fb6985b331192020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.ajm_49_19https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate awareness and knowledge about radiation risks and safety principles among medical students at the College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia, in their clinical years. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an anonymous electronic questionnaire was sent to 174 randomly selected students in clinical years 4–6. The questionnaire contained 38 questions. The respondents’ answers to these questions were used to classify them according to their demographic characteristics and to evaluate their knowledge about common imaging modalities, radiation risks, and safety measures. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 22. Results: Seventy-five (51.7%) of 145 respondents were female and 70 (48.3%) were male. Fifty-five respondents (37.9%) were in year 4, 38 (26.2%) were in year 5, and 52 (35.9%) were in year 6. The mean score for knowledge about common imaging modalities was 4.10 ± 2.030 of 10, that for knowledge about the risks of radiation was 3.17 ± 1.954 (range, 0–8) of 13, and that for knowledge about radiation protection measures was low at 0.79 ± 0.922 (range, 0–4) of 8. Overall, there was an improvement in knowledge about the imaging modalities and the risks of radiation as the number of clinical years increased (P = 0.000), but it was still unsatisfactory. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the medical students at the University of Hail have very limited knowledge about radiation risks and safety measures. These findings highlight the need for urgent action to improve students’ knowledge of these topics.Meshael N AlreshidiDalal AlshubrmiFayez AlreshidiKhaled SolimanIbrahim AlrashidiThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articleawarenessmedical studentspatient safetyradiation riskradiation protectionMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 01, Pp 15-21 (2020)
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spellingShingle	awareness medical students patient safety radiation risk radiation protection Medicine R Meshael N Alreshidi Dalal Alshubrmi Fayez Alreshidi Khaled Soliman Ibrahim Alrashidi Knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail
description	Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate awareness and knowledge about radiation risks and safety principles among medical students at the College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia, in their clinical years. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an anonymous electronic questionnaire was sent to 174 randomly selected students in clinical years 4–6. The questionnaire contained 38 questions. The respondents’ answers to these questions were used to classify them according to their demographic characteristics and to evaluate their knowledge about common imaging modalities, radiation risks, and safety measures. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 22. Results: Seventy-five (51.7%) of 145 respondents were female and 70 (48.3%) were male. Fifty-five respondents (37.9%) were in year 4, 38 (26.2%) were in year 5, and 52 (35.9%) were in year 6. The mean score for knowledge about common imaging modalities was 4.10 ± 2.030 of 10, that for knowledge about the risks of radiation was 3.17 ± 1.954 (range, 0–8) of 13, and that for knowledge about radiation protection measures was low at 0.79 ± 0.922 (range, 0–4) of 8. Overall, there was an improvement in knowledge about the imaging modalities and the risks of radiation as the number of clinical years increased (P = 0.000), but it was still unsatisfactory. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the medical students at the University of Hail have very limited knowledge about radiation risks and safety measures. These findings highlight the need for urgent action to improve students’ knowledge of these topics.
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author	Meshael N Alreshidi Dalal Alshubrmi Fayez Alreshidi Khaled Soliman Ibrahim Alrashidi
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title	Knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail
title_short	Knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail
title_full	Knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail
title_fullStr	Knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail
title_sort	knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the university of hail
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate	2020
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Knowledge about imaging modalities, risks, and protection in radiology among medical students at the University of Hail

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