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. 2020 Sep 7;36(2):223-234.
doi: 10.1515/reveh-2020-0063. Print 2021 Jun 25.

Radiation protection among health care workers: knowledge, attitude, practice, and clinical recommendations: a systematic review

Razieh Behzadmehr  1 , Mahboobe Doostkami  2 , Zohreh Sarchahi  3 , Leila Dinparast Saleh  4 , Rezvaneh Behzadmehr  1
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Radiation protection among health care workers: knowledge, attitude, practice, and clinical recommendations: a systematic review

Razieh Behzadmehr et al. Rev Environ Health. .
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was performed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of health care workers (HCWs) towards radiation protection.

Methods: In this systematic review study, three international databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus) were searched for related published articles in the English language from 1 January 2000 to 1 February 2020. The quality of the included studies was evaluated using the Hoy et al. tool.

Results: Out of the 1,848 studies examined, 41 studies that were performed on 11,050 HCWs were included in the final stage. The results indicated that in most studies, more than half (50%) of the participants had average knowledge. Furthermore, 60% of the participants had a positive attitude, but in most studies, they had average practice regarding radiation protection. The most important recommendation for improving KAP among the participants was incorporating radiation protection standards in the student curriculum.

Conclusion: Considering the results of the study, further attention should be paid to proper education regarding radiation protection standards and improvement of HCW performance.

Keywords: health care workers; knowledge; radiation protection; systematic review.

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