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Awareness and Use of Electronic Health Information Resources in Teaching, Research and Patient Care: The Case of Academic Physicians in a Nigerian College of Medicine

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  • Samuel Akande Bello

    (College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria)

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The central objective of this study was to determine the level of awareness and use of Electronic Health Information Resources (EHIRs) among the Academic Physicians of College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (COMUI), Nigeria. Others were to find out the frequency of use, the purposes and barriers against the use. Two hypotheses formulated and tested. This is a total enumeration research with 265 COMUI Academic Physicians, Nigeria. Questionnaire, designed with nominal and dichotomous questions was used. Data collected was analyzed with SPSS version 20.0. Descriptive statistics was used. Test of Pearson Moment Correlation (PMC) with Independent Sample t – test at 5% p – value used. The Academic Physicians mean age was 37.75. The results obtained indicated variations: 96.0% aware and used HINARI, 94.0% aware and used PubMed/Medline, NCBI was 64.9%. Hypothesis Test between awareness and use of EHIRs signified coefficient of proportionality (r = 218, p < 05).

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  • Samuel Akande Bello, 2018. "Awareness and Use of Electronic Health Information Resources in Teaching, Research and Patient Care: The Case of Academic Physicians in a Nigerian College of Medicine," International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH), IGI Global, vol. 7(4), pages 45-68, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jrqeh0:v:7:y:2018:i:4:p:45-68
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