TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Do health-care students know about chemical biological radioactive nuclear weapons?
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Yigitbas, Cagla
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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). <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Training regarding CBRNW should be further questioned and individuals should receive ongoing training to increase and update their knowledge and skills.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.307
ID  - ref1
ER  -