Status of radiographic services at government hospitals in Gaza Governorates, Palestine

Y. Alajerami, Suleiman Maher, A. Khaled, Najim Ahmed
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The complex situation of the current health services exists to shift the system in significant ways to improve on this situation. The radiographic services need more efforts for building capacity. This study is conducted to evaluate radiographic services at government hospitals in Gaza Governorates. Triangulated study design was used for data collection. In the quantitative part, 170 radiological technologists completed questionnaires with 95.5% response rate. The researcher used arbitrated checklist to evaluate medical imaging facilities. Census study was conducted on all radiological technologists and medical imaging departments at six main government hospitals in the Gaza Strip. In addition, three key informant interviews with radiological technologist managers were conducted. Researchers directly interviewed 170 participants. Findings revealed that there was shortage in number of radiographic equipment and radiological technologists. Generally, radiographic departments that followed standard in structure were 45%. Regarding fluoroscopic rooms, 79% of structure followed the standard. The majority of existing darkrooms fulfilled the international standard. An improvement in human resources among medical imaging facilities was clearly observed after 1996. An observable shortage is seen in number of radiographic machines and radiological technologists at all government hospitals. All departments revealed clear defects in structure, design and essential supplies.
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巴勒斯坦加沙省政府医院的放射服务状况
当前卫生服务的复杂情况存在,以重大方式改变系统,以改善这种情况。射线照相服务需要在能力建设方面作出更多努力。进行这项研究是为了评价加沙省政府医院的放射照相服务。数据收集采用三角研究设计。定量部分,170名放射技师完成问卷调查,回复率为95.5%。研究者采用仲裁检查表对医学影像设备进行评价。对加沙地带六家主要政府医院的所有放射技术人员和医疗成像部门进行了普查研究。此外,我们还与放射科技术人员经理进行了三次关键信息提供者访谈。研究人员直接采访了170名参与者。调查结果显示,放射设备和放射技师的数量不足。一般情况下,符合标准结构的科室占45%。在透视室中,79%的结构符合标准。现有的暗房大部分都达到了国际标准。1996年以后,医疗成像设施的人力资源得到了明显改善。所有政府医院的放射机和放射技术人员数量明显短缺。各部门在结构、设计和基本用品方面都暴露出明显的缺陷。
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International Journal of Low Radiation
International Journal of Low Radiation Environmental Science-Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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期刊介绍: The IJLR is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the publication of research articles, review papers and technical notes in all domains related to low-dose radiation, among which are the biological and health effects in humans and the biota, in vitro and in vivo research on low radiation effects, regulatory and policy aspects, risk estimation and public perception.
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