COMPARISON OF MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES PROGRAM STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE PROTECTION BASED ON CLASS PARAMETERS

The aim of this study is to measure the knowledge of the students who do practice/internship/skill training in diagnostic radiology units of hospitals in Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Vocational School of Health Services, which provides radiology education in Çanakkale province, about protection from infectious infections and to compare the knowledge levels of 1st and 2nd year students about protection from infectious infections. A total of 130 individuals, 65 first-grade and 65 second-grade students, were included in the study. Demographic information form and infectious diseases risk awareness and prevention scale were used as data collection tools. In the study, no statistically significant differences were found in the total and sub-dimension scores of the scale according to the class parameter of the participants (p>0.05). As a result, it was determined that infectious disease awareness and prevention behaviors did not show statistical differences according to the class parameter. In this context, it would be useful to include these subjects in vocational education courses in schools in order to ensure that radiography students have an adequate understanding of infection prevention and control practices.