The Major Obstacles in the Development the Role of Radiologic Technologist in Sudan

Abstract

This research study sets the objective to find out the most important obstacles which hinder the development of the role of the radiologic technologist (RT) in Sudan. It also aims to highlight the results and recommendations in the hope of finding the deserved attention of decision-makers in this field in order to develop the role of RT and consequently improve health-care services in Sudan. To accomplish such an objective, a group of RTs in Sudan was selected randomly. Then these subjects were surveyed and directly interviewed whereby, they were asked to answer an open-ended question. A brief cross-sectional survey was also done by a total of 139 RTs. When the data was collected, the percentage of males was 63.3% while the percentage of females was 36.7%. Results showed that the number of subjects who believed that there was more than one obstacle is 83%. The number of those, who feel that the work environment and the lack of protection from radiation are to blame, amounts to12%. However, the percentage of those who think that factors such as Job description , limitation of post graduate studies, lack of conferences and inability to attend international scientific meetings due to lack of funding, have negatively impacted the development of RT is 12%. Others pointed to the following deficiencies as the prime cause of such obstacles. These are: deficiency of training (12%), low income (4%), arrogance of radiologist (2%), nonexistence of a strong syndicate (2%) and lack of jobs (2%). Finally, (10%) preferred “no comment” as a response. In spite the fact that many RTs criticize the current situation of their work, they have become an important part of healthcare teamwork. To sum up, judging by the outcome of this study, we emphasize the need to remove these hindrances as well as the continuation of developing RTs.