Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the justification of radiological examinations among general practitioners in Morocco

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Table 5

Factors affecting practices in justifying radiological examinations.

Variable	B	SE	β	t	p
(Constant)	1.76	0.19		9.37	<0.001
Knowledge	0.09	0.02	0.28	4.16	<0.001
Attitude	0.25	0.05	0.24	4 .87	<0.001
Gender :Male^†	–1.00	0.04	–0.12	–2.80	0.005
Age group^†
30–39 years	–0.07	0.06	–0.08	–1.20	0.230
40–49 years	0.33	0.11	0.33	2.94	0.004
≥50 years	0.55	0.16	0.36	3.43	0.001
Work experience^†
5–9 years	0.10	0.06	0.10	1.64	0.102
10–14 years	–0.16	0.10	–0.13	–1.61	0.108
15–19 years	–0.22	0.12	–0.18	–1.83	0.068
≥20 years	–0.30	0.16	–0.21	–1.90	0.058
Workplace^†
Public hospital	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.83	0.408
Private practice	0.03	0.06	0.04	0.61	0.542
Radiation protection training: Yes^†	0.11	0.06	0.08	1.67	0.095
R² = 0.450, Adjusted R² = 0.428, F = 20.42, p < 0.001

^†

Reference group: Gender: female, Age group: < 30 years, Work experience: < 5 years, Workplace: Private clinic, Radiation protection training: No

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