Assessment Of The Awareness Effects Of Ionizing Radiation Among Pregnant Women

(A Case Study Of Pregnant Women In Specialist Hospital Jalingo Taraba State)

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Title: An assessment of the awareness of effects of ionizing radiation among pregnant women in Taraba State Specialist Hospital
Introduction : The effects of ionizing radiation during pregnancy depend on gestational age of fetus the fetus is most susceptible to radiation during organogenesis (2to 7 weeks of pregnancy) which if absorbed at high dose (greater than 0.5 Gy or so Rad may result to growth reduction , miscarriage, mental retardation e.tc (Slensinger, 2002) .
Objectives: to assess the awareness of the effects of ionizing radiation among pregnant women in Taraba State Specialist Hospital.
Method: this s a prospective cross-sectional research design aims at assess the awareness of the effects of ionizing radiation of pregnant women of simple random sampling technique was use collect data using a question design in line with the objective of the study. Data were categorizes into sections and analyzed using SPSS version 20
Result: A total of 140 question were distributed and 130 were returned 69.2% (n-9) of the respondents are not aware that ionizing radiation at high dose are some time the causes of miscarriage while 26.9% (n=35) are fully aware and 3.8% (n=5) don’t know about this.
Conclusion: in conclusion there is low awareness on the effect of ionizing radiation on pregnant women in taraba state specialist hospital .
Key word: Ionizing , radiation, pregnancy , effects , women

 

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Approval page
Certification page
Examiner’s page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 General objective
Alternative objective
1.4 Research questions
1.5 Significance of the study
1.6 scope of the study
Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
2.1 Conceptual framework
2.2 Theoretical frame work
2.3 Radiation effect during pregnancy
2.4 Effects of radiation on a mother and unborn baby
2.5 Radiation exposure to a fetus
2.6 radiation risks
2.7 Estimating the radiation dose to the embryo or fetus
Literature review

CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research method
3.1 Study design
3.2 Source of data collection
3.3 Study population
3.5 Sample size-
3.6 Instrument for data collection
3.8 Data Analysis
3.9 Inclusion criteria
3.10 Exclusion criteria
Ethical Consideration

CHAPTER FOUR
Result

CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSS, SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Discussion.
5.2 Summary
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendation
5.5 Area of further study
References
Appendix

 

 

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