Volume 27, Issue 131, January 2023

Assessment of the knowledge and attitude regarding magnetic resonance imaging safety among the general population in Saudi Arabia

Siraj Fahad Wally¹, Shouq Abdullah O Alwabisi², Lama Mueysh M Aljohani², Amal Naif Muidh Althobaiti², Mei Khalid S Alfaqiri², Shahad Ali M Rfadh², Abdullah Dhafer A Alshehri³, Afnan Saleh M Alsaiari², Amal Ayedh S Alenazi², Abdullah Mohammed A Al Madshush³, Sarah Muqbil B Altmimi^2♦, Rahaf Naif A Alenezi²

¹Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
²Medical Intern, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
³6th Year Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Medical Intern, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess knowledge and attitude of the Saudi general population toward MRI safety and investigate the association between different participants' characteristics and their knowledge and attitude toward MRI safety. Methods: This cross-sectional survey included adult male and female Saudi participants. An online, self-administered questionnaire was designed and disseminated using social media. The knowledge and attitude scores were calculated. The percentage of correct responses for each participant was computed. The participant with a percentage of correct responses above 50% was considered to have adequate knowledge/attitude. Results: The study included 385 responses from the participants. The median knowledge score was 6. The median attitude score was 13. Having a medical profession, receiving information and history of undergoing MRI scan were significantly associated with adequate knowledge. Multivariate analysis revealed that secondary school education, university education, post-graduate studies and medical profession were significantly associated with a higher probability of having an adequate attitude. Conclusions: Nearly half the patients had adequate knowledge and 86% exhibited a good attitude regarding MRI safety. Both knowledge and attitude had a significant association with having a medical profession.

Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Safety, Knowledge, Attitude, Saudi Arabia

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e30ms2695

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i131/e30ms2695

Published: 09 January 2023