title: Job satisfaction and its relationship to Radiation Protection Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (RPKAP) of Iranian radiation workers.
abstract: This study aimed to find the association between job satisfaction and radiation protection knowledge, attitude and practice of medical radiation workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation. In this crosssectional study, 530 radiation workers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences completed a knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire on protecting themselves against radiation and Job Descriptive Index as a job satisfaction measure during May to November 2014. Opportunities for promotion (84.2%) and payment (91.5%) were the most important factors for dissatisfaction. Radiation workers who were married, had more positive attitudes toward protecting themselves against radiation, and had higher level of education accounted for 15.8% of the total variance in predicting job satisfaction. In conclusion, medical radiation workers with a more positive attitude toward self-protection against radiation were more satisfied with their jobs. In radiation environments, improving staff attitudes toward their safety may be considered as a key strategy to increase job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Alavi
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Dabbagh
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehrdad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D055815:Young Adult