Medical Radiation Safety and COVID-19 Knowledge and Awareness among UAE Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract: Background
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Participants’ Characteristics
3.2. Knowledge and Awareness Scores
3.3. Participants’ Characteristics vs. Knowledge and Awareness Scores
3.3.1. Gender
3.3.2. Academic Degree
3.3.3. Job
3.3.4. Work/Study Sector
3.3.5. Emirate of Residence
3.4. Predictor Factors for the Radiation Awareness Section
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Department | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Computed tomography (CT) | 65 | 4.2 |
Dental | 74 | 4.8 |
DEXA | 4 | 0.3 |
Fluoroscopy | 1 | 0.1 |
General X-ray | 768 | 49.6 |
Mammography | 16 | 1.0 |
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | 44 | 2.8 |
Portable/Mobile | 4 | 0.3 |
Ultrasound (US) | 31 | 2.0 |
None | 541 | 34.9 |
Total | 1548 | 100.0 |
Ionizing Radiation Exposure Can Induce Cancer | X-ray is a Harmful Form of Radiation | Ultrasound Imaging Uses a Safe Form of Radiation | MRI Uses a Safe Form of Radiation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Subjects | 1548 | 1548 | 1548 | 1548 |
Mode | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Gender | Subjects | Mean | Std. Deviation | p value | ||
COVID-19 awareness score | Female | 1299 | 0.8136 | 0.14960 | < 0.001 | |
Male | 249 | 0.7758 | 0.15921 | |||
Radiation awareness score | Female | 1299 | 0.5431 | 0.21867 | 0.171 | |
Male | 249 | 0.5221 | 0.24041 | |||
Degree | Subjects | Mean | Std. Deviation | p value | ||
COVID-19 awareness scores | School | 473 | 0.8087 | 0.15026 | 0.998 | |
Diploma | 210 | 0.8048 | 0.15631 | |||
Bachelor | 796 | 0.8074 | 0.15101 | |||
Master | 64 | 0.8099 | 0.16229 | |||
Doctorate | 5 | 0.8000 | 0.13944 | |||
Radiation awareness scores | School | 473 | 2.5513 | 1.03110 | < 0.001 | |
Diploma | 210 | 2.6071 | 1.09334 | |||
Bachelor | 796 | 2.7864 | 1.14235 | |||
Master | 64 | 2.9414 | 1.21478 | |||
Doctorate | 5 | 3.4500 | 1.16458 | |||
Job | Subjects | Mean | Std. Deviation | p value | ||
COVID-19 Awareness score | No job | 1055 | 0.8145 | 0.15086 | < 0.001 | |
Housewife | 75 | 0.8156 | 0.12428 | |||
Non-Medical | 320 | 0.7688 | 0.15944 | |||
Medical | 98 | 0.8520 | 0.13082 | |||
Radiation awareness | No job | 1055 | 0.5424 | 0.21809 | < 0.001 | |
Housewife | 75 | 0.5153 | 0.19154 | |||
Non-Medical | 320 | 0.4634 | 0.19300 | |||
Medical | 98 | 0.7796 | 0.20831 | |||
Work/study sector | Subjects | Mean | Std. Deviation | p value | ||
COVID-19 Awareness score | Non-Public | 208 | 0.7812 | 0.16894 | 0.018 | |
Public | 1132 | 0.8086 | 0.15041 | |||
Radiation Awareness score | Non-Public | 208 | 0.5284 | 0.21872 | 0.622 | |
Public | 1132 | 0.5367 | 0.22398 | |||
Address | Subjects | Mean | Std. Deviation | p value | ||
COVID-19 Awareness score | Outside Capital | 474 | 0.8129 | 0.13642 | 0.348 | |
Abu Dhabi Capital | 1074 | 0.8051 | 0.15807 | |||
Radiation Awareness score | Outside Capital | 474 | 0.4945 | 0.19831 | < 0.001 | |
Abu Dhabi Capital | 1074 | 0.5597 | 0.22945 |
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Alhasan, M.; Abdelrahman, M.; Alomaim, W.; Hasaneen, M.; Al-Horani, Q.; Salih, S.; Nordin, M.N. Medical Radiation Safety and COVID-19 Knowledge and Awareness among UAE Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1174. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071174
Alhasan M, Abdelrahman M, Alomaim W, Hasaneen M, Al-Horani Q, Salih S, Nordin MN. Medical Radiation Safety and COVID-19 Knowledge and Awareness among UAE Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare. 2022; 10(7):1174. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071174
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlhasan, Mustafa, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Wijdan Alomaim, Mohammad Hasaneen, Qays Al-Horani, Suliman Salih, and Mohd Nazmi Nordin. 2022. "Medical Radiation Safety and COVID-19 Knowledge and Awareness among UAE Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study" Healthcare 10, no. 7: 1174. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071174