ABSTRACT The reasons for minimal active participation of radiographers in post graduate studies are unclear. This is a cross sectional study aimed at determining the level of awareness of post graduate opportunities among radiographers, the major constraint impeding on post graduate education enrolment and factors that motivate radiographers to pursue post graduate studies. The study utilized a self administered semi-structured questionnaire. Respondents were practicing radiographers working ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the reluctant attitude of patients toward x-ray examination, to know the cause of this reluctant attitude and to assess the reluctant attitude of the patients through the Radiographers and other radiological workers. convinience sampling method was used for this study. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire designed to suit the purpose of this study; data collected from patients, Radiographers and other radiological workers from federal teaching hos...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to evaluate the status of light beam diaphragm in government and private radiology departments in Enugu state. This was conducted using questionnaire and a quality assurance test method to check the beam alignment and collimator accuracy of x-ray equipment in radiology centers in Enugu state. The main objectives were to assess the status of LBDs, to assess if misalignment increases with increase in field size, to assess if radiographers in Enugu state apply c...
ABSTRACT A key element of education for radiography students is patients’ willingness to co-operate when a student is involved in their radiological procedures. Active participation of the student in patient care has been shown to be important for professional development of learners. The objective of this study is to determine the views of patients and associated factors influencing these views when students are incorporated into their radiological examinations. This study was conducted in...
ABSTRACTThe knowledge of patients to the services they should receive during radiological examinations is uncertain. The study is aimed to assess the level of awareness/ knowledge possessed by patients in relation to the radiological services they should received, assess patients’ perceptions towards the booking and appointment system in the department, assess and know whether the attitude of staff (both at the reception and in the diagnostic room) in the department affects the level of p...
DEDICATION CERTIFICATION PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Age and gender distribution of patients for different years studied Table 2: Distribution of mammography investigations according to patient’s clinical indication Table 3: Distribution of patients according to indications and gender Table 4: Distribution of patients for different age groups and side of breast examined Table 5: Distribution of mammography findings according...
APPROVAL PAGE CERTIFICATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page i Approval page ii Certification iii Dedication iv Acknowledgements v Table of contents vii List of Table ix Abstract x CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of the Study 1 1.2Statement of Problem 4 1.3Main Objective 4 1.4Specific Objectives 5 1.5Significance of the Study 5 1.6Scope of the Study 5 1.7Research Hypothesis 6 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1Litera...
Patients’ consent to being part of the education of Medical Radiography is often taken for granted hence formal consent is not always sought during teaching and patients are sometimes not aware that they are going to be used for teaching activities. Some students of Radiography are not even aware of patients’ right to privacy when they come for radiographic examinations. This study aims to assess the reaction or attitude of patients to the involvement of students in radiographic examinati...
DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LIST OF TABLE Table 1: Presentation of age of the respondents Table 2: Distribution of educational background of the respondents Table 3: Response on reception into radiology dept. Table 4: Response on waiting time before HSG exam was conducted. Table 5: Response on waiting time after the HSG exam Table 6: Response on explanation for the delay Table 7: Response on the attention received Table 8: Response on awareness of the complications involved Table 9: Response...
To assess the level of practice of personnel radiation monitoring in diagnostic radiology centres in Lagos State. INTRODUCTION Ionizing radiation has been employed in the diagnosis of various diseases and treatment since its discovery in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen1. There are many types of ionizing radiation available for either treatment or diagnosis worldwide. Despite wide radiation applications in medicine, it can be hazardous if not properly handled. After interaction of ionizing ra...
The study aims at evaluating the attitude of radiographers towards the geriatric patients using three tertiary hospitals in Enugu urban which includes University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu (NOHE) and Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH). The objectives of this study are: a) to determine the attitude of radiographers towards geriatric patients, b) to determine which gender of radiographers have a more specific attitude towards geriatric...
This non-experimental restrospective study was aimed to obtain information on the diagnostic value of dental radiography in the assessment of dental pathologies. And also the findings when dental radiography is compared with clinical examinations. It was conducted at Federal Medical centre Asaba. A total of 130 dental cases were reviewed. The results of this research showed that dental radiography had more diagnostic yield than clinical evalution. It was found that clinical examination had mo...
This research was performed to obtain consensus of opinion on the new radiographers’ challenges in early practice in order to ascertain their level of proficiency, improve alignment between education curriculum and workplace requirements, and to improve condition of practice. Method: sixty-one respondents were surveyed (18 new and 43 old radiographers ). The questionnaire assessed the new radiographers’ challenges against a number of items derived from published radiography standards by t...
This study sought to ascertain the knowledge of utilization of brain CT in management of sickle cell disease. It also assessed doctors; their knowledge of SCD possible brain complications, and established the need for enlightenment in the indispensable role of CT in management of SCD patients. The survey study involved 222 medical doctors in UNTH. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which in addition to demographic data collected information on knowledge of the utilizati...
This study sought to determine radiographers’ knowledge of red dot system in Nigeria; to determine if there is any factor (s) that militates against the adoption of the red dot system practice in Nigeria and to find out the attitude of Nigerian radiographers towards the adoption of the red dot system practice. The survey study involved 46 radiographers working in the three tertiary hospitals in Enugu, Enugu state. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which in addition to demo...