Idowu Bayo, Adagunodo Rotimi, Adedoyin Rufus
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
Technol Health Care. 2006;14(2):69-77.
To date, information technology (IT) has not been widely adopted in the health sector in the developing countries. Information Technology may bring an improvement on health care delivery systems. It is one of the prime movers of globalization. Information technology infusion is the degree to which a different information technology tools are integrated into organizational activities. This study aimed to know the degree and the extent of incorporation of Information Technology in the Nigerian health sector and derive an IT infusion models for popular IT indicators that are in use in Nigeria (Personal computers, Mobile phones, and the Internet) and subsequently investigates their impacts on the health care delivery system in Nigerian teaching hospitals. In this study, data were collected through the use of questionnaires. Also, oral interviews were conducted and subsequently, the data gathered were analyzed. The results of the analysis revealed that out of the three IT indicators considered, mobile phones are spreading fastest. It also revealed that computers and mobile phones are in use in all the teaching hospitals. Finally in this research, IT infusion models were developed for health sector in Nigeria from the data gathered through the questionnaire and oral interview.
迄今为止，信息技术（IT）在发展中国家的卫生部门尚未得到广泛应用。信息技术可能会改善医疗服务提供系统。它是全球化的主要推动者之一。信息技术融入是指不同信息技术工具融入组织活动的程度。本研究旨在了解信息技术在尼日利亚卫生部门的融入程度和范围，并为尼日利亚正在使用的常见IT指标（个人电脑、手机和互联网）推导信息技术融入模型，随后调查它们对尼日利亚教学医院医疗服务提供系统的影响。在本研究中，数据通过问卷调查收集。此外，还进行了口头访谈，随后对收集到的数据进行了分析。分析结果显示，在所考虑的三个IT指标中，手机的传播速度最快。研究还表明，所有教学医院都在使用电脑和手机。最后，本研究根据通过问卷调查和口头访谈收集的数据，为尼日利亚卫生部门开发了信息技术融入模型。
