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Knowledge of Radiation Hazards, Radiation Protection Practices and Clinical Profile of Health Workers in a Teaching Hospital in Northern Nigeria

机译：尼日利亚北部一所教学医院的辐射危害知识，辐射防护措施和卫生工作者的临床概况

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Introduction: Use of ionizing radiation in medical imaging for diagnostic and interventional purposes has risen dramatically in recent years with a concomitant increase in exposure of patients and health workers to radiation hazards.Aim: To assess the knowledge of radiation hazards, radiation protection practices and clinical profile of health workers in UDUTH, Sokoto, Nigeria.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 110 Radiology, Radiotherapy and Dentistry staff selected by universal sampling technique. The study comprised of administration of standardized semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire (to obtain information on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge of radiation hazards, and radiation protection practices of participants), clinical assessment (comprising of chest X-ray, abdominal ultrasound and laboratory investigation on hematological parameters), and evaluation of radiation exposure of participants (extracted from existing hospital records on their radiation exposure status).Results: The participants were aged 20 to 65 years (mean = 34.04 ± 8.83), most of them were males (67.3%) and married (65.7%). Sixty five (59.1%) had good knowledge of radiation hazards, 58 (52.7%) had good knowledge of Personal Protective Devices (PPDs), less than a third, 30 (27.3%) consistently wore dosimeter, and very few (10.9% and below) consistently wore the various PPDs at work. The average annual radiation exposure over a 4 year period ranged from 0.0475mSv to 1.8725mSv. Only 1 (1.2%) of 86 participants had abnormal chest X-ray findings, 8 (9.4%) of 85 participants had abnormal abdominal ultrasound findings; while 17 (15.5%) and 11 (10.0%) of 110 participants had anemia and leucopenia respectively.Conclusion: This study demonstrated poor radiation protection practices despite good knowledge of radiation hazards among the participants, but radiation exposure and prevalence of abnormal clinical conditions were found to be low. Periodic in-service training and monitoring on radiation safety was suggested.
机译：简介：近年来，电离辐射在医学成像中用于诊断和干预目的的使用急剧增加，同时患者和医护人员暴露在辐射危害中的风险随之增加。目的：评估辐射危害的知识，辐射防护措施和临床知识材料和方法：对通过通用采样技术选择的110名放射，放射治疗和牙科工作人员进行了横断面研究。这项研究包括管理标准化的半结构式预先测试问卷（以获取有关社会人口统计学特征，辐射危害的知识以及参与者的辐射防护实践的信息），临床评估（包括胸部X射线，腹部超声检查和结果：参与者年龄在20至65岁之间（平均= 34.04±8.83），其中大多数为男性（67.3％）和已婚（65.7％）。六十五（59.1％）的人具有辐射危害的知识，58（52.7％）的人身保护装置（PPDs）的知识很好，不到三分之一，一贯使用剂量计的有30（27.3％），很少（10.9％和下方）始终穿着各种PPD。四年期间的年平均辐射暴露范围为0.0475mSv至1.8725mSv。 86名参与者中只有1名（1.2％）的X线胸片表现异常，而85名参与者中有8名（9.4％）的腹部X线检查异常。结论：110名参与者中有17名（15.5％）和11名（10.0％）分别患有贫血和白细胞减少症。发现很低。建议定期对辐射安全进行在职培训和监测。

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