| dc.description.abstract | Radiography education in Sri Lanka has
expanded up to the degree level during the past
decade. University of Peradeniya is the only
state university offering free education for the
radiography profession in Sri Lanka. Objectives
of this study were to assess the factors influencing
students to choose undergraduate radiography
programme and carrier aspirations related
to the degree. Total of 109 students following
the radiography undergraduate program in
Department of Radiography/ Radiotherapy,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University
of Peradeniya were taken as the study sample
for this questionnaire-based study. The sample
consisted of first year (38), second year (22),
third year (29) and fourth year (20) students.
The questionnaire was divided into two parts:
Part A contained the demographic data while
part B involved information related to student’s
perception on radiography degree and their
employment plans. Results demonstrated that
majority of students (59.6%) have chosen to follow
the radiography degree depending on the Z-score
obtained at G.C.E Advanced Level examination.
Only 78.9% of students were aware about the
risk of radiation associated with the radiography
field before enrolling in degree. Most students
(45.9%) expected to work as radiographers in
the government sector after the graduation. The
study concluded that students have selected the
radiography field mainly depending on their
Z-scores rather than on their interest in the subject
or health sector. Therefore, it is recommended to
provide proper information regarding the degree
programme and associated radiation risk to
potential candidates prior to the selection of the
degree programme. | en_US |
