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dc.contributor.authorWasswa, Enock
dc.contributor.authorMubiru, Allan
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-14T10:36:18Z
dc.date.available2021-12-14T10:36:18Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/11067
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Diagnostic radiological investigations are rapidly increasing worldwide and hence the need for justification of such procedures by the respective medical referrers. To achieve this, health professionals must have adequate knowledge about the radiation dose and associated radiation risks in diagnostic imaging. Unfortunately, studies carried outside Uganda indicate gross deficiencies in such knowledge among medical students and health professionals at large. This culminates in unnecessary exposure of patients to ionizing radiation hence increased risk of occurrence of adverse effects such as cancer. Aim: The study aimed at assessing knowledge of radiation dose and the associated risks with ionizing imaging examinations among medical students in their final year of training prior to graduating. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional carried out using a quantitative approach to evaluate the knowledge about radiation dose and associated risks among final year medical students at MakCHS using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: 101 students participated in the study, majority were males (71.3%), Ugandans (96.0%) and had not attended any radiation protection course (84.2%). Majority confessed not to have adequate information on both radiation risks (47.5%) and radiation protection measures (55.4%). For the knowledge on radiation dose, the mean score was 1.37 (12.5%) with the highest score being 6 (54.5%) and the lowest score being 0 (0.0%). 38 students (37.6%) out of 101 respondents scored 0% and only 3 people scored above 50%. Out of the 12 questions assessing the knowledge about radiation risks associated with ionizing imaging examinations, the average score was 2.1 (17.5%) with 4 (33.3%) being the highest score and 0 (0.0%) the lowest score. 9 (8.9%) respondents scored 0.0% and all the respondents scored below 50%. Conclusion: Knowledge about radiation dose and risks associated with ionizing imaging examinations was poor. There is need for curriculum review for medical students to include aspects of ionizing radiation dose, risks and safety.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectRadiological diagnosticen_US
dc.subjectRadiation doseen_US
dc.subjectDiagnostic imagingen_US
dc.titleKnowledge on radiation dose and associated risks among Final Year Medical Students at Makerere Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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