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Do Health-Care Students Know About Chemical Biological Radioactive Nuclear Weapons?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2021

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Cagla Yigitbas*
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Giresun University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Giresun, Turkey
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Corresponding author: Cagla Yigitbas, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective:

The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of students receiving different levels of health-care education (doctors, nurses, paramedics) on chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear weapons (CBRNW).

Methods:

This study was designed as a qualitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional research. The study reached 87.68% of the population. A survey form was created by the researcher in line with the literature. Ethical permission and verbal consents were obtained. The data were collected by face-to-face interviews.

Results:

It was observed that there was no difference between the enrolled departments, that the participants had very low levels of knowledge on the subject despite considering it a likely threat for Turkey, and that they thought the public and the health-care professionals in this field had insufficient knowledge. Sex, age, and field education were the variables that created a difference.

Conclusion:

Training regarding CBRNW should be further questioned and individuals should receive ongoing training to increase and update their knowledge and skills.

Keywords

chemical biological radioactive nuclear weaponshealth-care studentsknowledge
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e54
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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