Inventory of Radiation Protection in Hospitals of Level III in Senegal
| Autor: | Mamadou Salif Djigo, Kanta Ka, Mamadou Mbodji, Herbert Fachinan, Gora Mbaye, Pape Mady Sy, E.H.A.L. Bathily, B. Ndong, Maguette Diagne, Sidi Ahmed Dia, Louis Auguinstin Diaga Diouf, El Hadji Fallou Diouf, Omar Ndoye, Alphonse Rodrigue Djiboune, O. Diop, Gérard Léra Kelvin Akpo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
education.field_of_study business.industry Population Ionizing radiation Overall response rate Adverse health effect fashion fashion.garment Environmental health Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Lead apron Medicine Population study Level iii Radiation protection education business |
| Zdroj: | Open Journal of Biophysics. 11:397-406 |
| ISSN: | 2164-5396 2164-5388 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of protection of employees who are exposed to radiation in a level III hospital establishment. It was a descriptive cross-sectional survey of six months’ duration, involving eight level III Hospitals (Aristide Le Dantec, Fann, Hoggy, Hear, Abass Ndao, Pikine, Touba, and Thies) in Senegal. Sixty-one of the one hundred questionnaires were recovered (overall response rate of 61%). The population of the study was mainly female (54.1%). The average age was 38.57 with extremes ranging from 23 to 65 years old. In the places where ionizing radiation sources are handled, only at the Aristide Le Dantec Hospital did we find a “competent person in radiation protection”. This explained the lack of a classification of employees and work areas. Forty out of sixty-one (73.77%) had no knowledge of the basic principles of radiation protection (justification, optimisation, dose limitation) and had not ever taken radiation holidays. For radiovigilance, exposure time limits to ionizing radiation concerned only 29/61 or 47.54% of the study population. The inverse square law of distance was known by only 40 workers, of whom 15 had no compliance. We found the presence of dosifilms in only 7/61 or 11.47% of the workers. On the other hand, the use of lead aprons was well established and concerned 57/61 workers, i.e., 93.44%. In sum, ionizing radiation causes adverse health effects. The absence of a good radiation protection culture in Senegal requires the presence of at least 4 to 5 competent persons in radiation protection for quality training of workers in radiobiology, radiopathology and radiation protection. |
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