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Table 3

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices in justifying radiological examinations according to participants’ general characteristics

Characteristics Knowledge Attitude Practices



M ± SD t/F p M ± SD t/F p M ± SD t/F p
Gender Female 6.50 ± 1.41 1.12 0.263 3.85 ± 0.44 2.39 0.017 3.46 ± 0.45 2.91 0.004
  Male 6.34 ± 1.32     3.75 ± 0.41     3.33 ± 0.40    
Age group ˂ 30 years 5.17 ± 0.98 151.09 0.000 3.55 ± 0.35 37,47 0.000 3.17± 0.30 41.64 0.000
  30–39 years 6.19 ± 0.85     3 .74 ± 0.40     3.29 ± 0.37    
  40–49 years 7.58 ± 0.92     4.09 ± 0.35     3.65 ± 0.45    
  ≥ 50 years 8.06 ± 0.89     3. 99 ± 0.38     3.77 ± 0.33    
Work Experience in years < 5 5.32 ± 0.92 128.67 0.000 3 .56 ± 0.36 30.49 0.000 3.16 ± 0.31 28.63 0.000
  5– 9 6.34 ± 0.82     3,80 ± 0,40     3.38 ± 0.36    
  10– 14 7.20 ± 0.72     3,99 ± 0.40     3.54 ± 0.47    
  15– 19 7.67 ± 0.97     4.10 ± 0.31     3.63 ± 0.46    
  ≥ 20 8.14 ± 0,89     4.03 ± 0.36     3.74 ± 0.36    
Workplace Public hospital 6.47 ± 1.30 6.911 0.001 3.77 ± 0.44 7.61 0.001 3.37 ± 0.41 4.64 0.010
  Private clinic 5.78 ± 1.25     3.65 ± 0.40     3.25 ± 0.38    
  Private practice 6.59 ± 1.42     3.90 ± 0.40     3.46 ± 0.46    
Radiation protection training Yes 6.29 ± 1.36 −7.593 0.000 3.78 ± 0.43 –2.74 0.008 3.37 ± 0.43 –2.54 0.011
  No 7.43 ± 0.81     3.94 ± 0.33     3.55 ± 0.42    

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