Table 5.

Practitioners' attitude and practice towards radiation protection according to their working area.

No.	Attitude items	Response	Educational level			P-value
			Academic sector (%)	Government sector (%)	Private sector (%)
1	Do you use lead apron for patients during exposure?	Very frequently + frequently	86.6a	68.1b	50c	0.001 ∗
		Occasionally	7.6	12.5	10
		Rarely + never	5.8	19.4	40
2	Do you use thyroid collar for patients during exposure?	Very frequently + frequently	73.6a	52.8b	30c	0.004 ∗
		Occasionally	10.3	13.9	20
		Rarely + never	16.1	33.3	50
3	Do you ask patients to hold the film?	Very frequently + frequently	44.9a	65.3b	50a	0.014 ∗
		Occasionally	21.1	18.1	30
		Rarely + never	34	16.7	20
4	Do you stand directly in the path of the primary radiation?	Very frequently + frequently	10.8	8.4	10	0.623
		Occasionally	15.2	13.9	20
		Rarely + never	74	77.8	70
5	Do you stand behind a lead barrier during exposure?	Very frequently + frequently	60.1a	38.9b	40b	0.003 ∗
		Occasionally	18.8	18.1	0
		Rarely + never	21.1	43.1	60
6	If within the same area, do you stand 6 feet away from primary X-ray beam during exposure?	Very frequently + frequently	57.4	62.5	50	0.641
		Occasionally	21.1	22.2	10
		Rarely + never	21.6	15.3	40
7	Do you hold the film in the patients' mouth during exposure?	Very frequently + frequently	14.4a	11.1a	30b	0.021 ∗
		Occasionally	13.9	20.8	10
		Rarely + never	71.8	68	60
8	Do you stay within the same clinic during X-ray exposure?	Very frequently + frequently	21.1	19.5	30	0.613
		Occasionally	20.2	16.7	10
		Rarely + never	58.7	63.8	60
9	If you decided to stay within the same clinic during X-ray exposure, do you use lead apron on a regular basis?	Very frequently + frequently	36.8a	27.8a	0b	0.009 ∗
		Occasionally	14.8	6.9	10
		Rarely + never	48.4	65.3	90
10	Do you display caution or hold a warning sign while exposed to X-ray?	Very frequently + frequently	40.4	27.8	50	0.352
		Occasionally	17	15.3	10
		Rarely + never	42.6	57	40
11	Do you allow people to come inside the room during exposure to X-ray?	Very frequently + frequently	3.1	1.4	10	0.534
		Occasionally	10.8	6.9	10
		Rarely + never	86.1	91.7	80

^∗Significant at P < 0.05. The same superscript letters indicate no significant differences (P > 0.05).