• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.579-585
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• 2024

This study was an experimental study conducted to verify the effect of a safety education program on the safety knowledge of medical-related infections, radiation safety knowledge, and attitudes toward safety behavior among radiological technology students. This study targeted 40 radiological technology students who were about to enter clinical training who understood the purpose of the study and voluntarily participated. The safety education program was conducted over a total of three sessions, and the results were collected through two self-report questionnaires at the beginning and end. SPSS/WIN 21.0 was used for the collected data, and as a result of the study, the safety education program was related to medical-related infection safety knowledge (t=-2.15, p<.001), radiation safety knowledge (t=1.68, p=.001), and safety. The effect was verified by showing a statistically significant difference in attitude toward behavior (t=22.54, p<.001). As a result, the safety education program is effective in improving students' safety knowledge about medical-related infections, radiation safety knowledge, and attitudes toward safe behavior. If the safety education program is expanded and implemented in the future, various safety accidents can be prevented and safe clinical practice can be achieved.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.246-249
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• 2017

Health-care workers are at risk of exposure to occupational infections with subsequent risk of contracting diseases, disability, and even death. A systematic collection of occupational disease data is useful for monitoring current trends in work situations and disease exposures; however, these data are usually limited due to under-reporting. The objective of this study was to review literature related to knowledge, risk perceptions, and practices regarding occupational exposures to infectious diseases in Malaysian health-care settings, in particular regarding blood-borne infections, universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment, and clinical waste management. The data are useful for determining improvements in knowledge and risk perceptions among health-care workers with developments of health policies and essential interventions for prevention and control of occupational diseases.