Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v14i34.1312
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 34, Pages: 2761-2765
Original Article
Mital Thakkar1∗, Medha Wadhwa1 , Bhargavi Desai2 , Apeksha Singh2 , Jenish Panchal2 , Ayush Shrivastava2 , Meenakshi Meena2 , Minesh Patel2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, 391760, India
2 Student, Department of Management, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, 391760, India
∗ Corresponding author:
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Received Date:16 July 2021, Accepted Date:03 September 2021, Published Date:25 October 2021
Background/Objective: The study aimed to assess the level of awareness of radiation safety amongst the Healthcare Professionals in the Private Hospital of Vadodara. Radiation protection tries to avoid the detrimental effects of ionizing radiation by reducing unnecessary radiation exposure. With the increased utilization of radiological investigations, it is essential for referrers to be aware of the harms associated with ionizing radiation to avoid unnecessary exposure for Healthcare Professionals. Methods/Statistical Analysis: This descriptive cross-sectional study in nature where the Healthcare Professionals who are willing to participate will be included in the study. In evaluating the level of awareness 62 Healthcare professionals we used close-ended structured questionnaire which include 8 statements was used for evaluating radiation safety status. The questionnaires used included personal and general questions and its validity and reliability had been confirmed. Findings: A total of 62 healthcare professionals participated in the study. The majority of individual participants whose age is between 20-30 Years, their awareness regarding radiation safety is very well. The participants whose experience between 1-5 years having more knowledge about radiation safety as compared to the other groups whose experience is less than 6 months and greater than 5 years. 90% of the participants were aware about the radiation safety policy of the hospital so it can be stated that the p values of the Chi-square Test are higher than the significant value of 0.05. Novelty/Applications: The study addresses an important aspect which is related to the operational quality of the hospital. Radiation safety is an area of concern because of the safety threats faced by the staff, patients and patient relatives. Assessing the level of awareness among the staff will help in better and planned preparedness of hospital with respect to radiation safety.
Keywords: Radiation Safety; Awareness; Healthcare Professionals; Hospital
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© 2021 Thakkar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published By Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee)
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