Knowledges, consciousnesses, and attitudes of some university students on the use of radiations

This study attempts to extract certain directions for the education program to provide right information by investigating knowledges, consciousnesses, and attitudes of some university students. They have a high level of knowledges among average persons on the use of radiations in order to recognize the radiation safety in daily lives including the change in national recognitions for radiations safety that is consistent with the situation in these days. The survey was performed for 528 university students from Oct. 10 to Oct. 15, 2005. The results of this survey can be summarized as follows; students who didn't get educations for the use of radiations were recorded as 415 students (80.7%) in which the reason that they didn't get such educations was there were no chances to receive the education' as 265 students (77.9%). The basic knowledge on the use of radiations was presented as a low level of $5.96{\pm}2.90$ points based on the sum of 15 points, and the consciousness on the use of radiations was investigated as $3.65{\pm}0.50$ points based on the sum of 5 points. In addition, the attitude on the use of radiations was investigated as $3.23{\pm}0.46$ points based on the sum of 5 points.

일부 대학생의 방사선이용에 대한 지식, 의식도 및 태도

방사선 안전문화가 생활화 될 수 있도록 시대적 환경에 부합되는 방사선안전에 대한 전 국민적 인식 전환이 필요하다. 일반인 중 사회여론 형성에 적극적이고 지식수준이 높은 대학생을 중심으로 방사선이용에 대한 지식, 의식도 및 태도를 파악하여 방사선이용에 대한 올바른 정보제공을 위한 교육프로그램에 필요한 시사점을 도출하고자 하였다. 일부 대학생 528명을 대상으로 2005년 10월 10일부터 10월 15일까지 설문조사를 실시하였다. 방사선이용에 대한 교육을 받지 않은 경우 415명(80.7%), 교육을 받지 못한 이유로는 '교육 기회가 없어서' 265명(77.9%)으로 높은 빈도를 보였다. 방사선 이용에 대한 기초지식은 총 점 15점을 만점으로 전체 $5.96{\pm}2.90$점으로 낮게 나타났고 방사선이용에 대한 의식도는 평균 5점을 만점으로 전체 $3.65{\pm}0.50$점으로 나타났으며 방사선이용에 대한 태도는 평균 5점을 만점으로 전체 $3.23{\pm}0.46$점으로 나타났다.