Butali A, Adeyemo W L, Akinshipo A O, Fashina A, Savage K O
Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, IA, USA.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2011 Oct-Dec;14(4):467-72. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.91758.
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of information technology amongst dental students, dental nursing students and resident doctors in training at the faculty of dental Surgery University of Lagos. A structured questionnaire was distributed to 58 clinical dental students in 4 th and 5 th years of training in the 2010/2011 academic year, 36 dental nursing students and 63 resident doctors undergoing specialist training. All participants have access to the computers, 2.5% within the University and 31% at home and internet cafes and about 50% have the basic skills required. A significant difference was observed between the resident doctors and clinical dental students (P = 0.003), between resident doctors and dental nursing students (P = 0.0001) when the use of computer for study was compared. Over 95% of participants have access to internet and about 50% of them use the internet for their studies. A significant difference (P = 0.005) was observed between clinical dental students and dental nursing students that use the internet and word processing. The resident doctors used the computers for multimedia and MedLine search tools more than clinical dental students (P = 0.004) and dental nursing students (0.0006). The findings of the study show that dental students and resident doctors in training have the requisite knowledge to operate the computer for use in their study and personal activities.
本研究旨在调查拉各斯大学牙科学院正在接受培训的牙科学生、牙科护理专业学生和住院医生对信息技术的使用情况。在2010/2011学年，向58名处于四、五年级培训阶段的临床牙科学生、36名牙科护理专业学生和63名正在接受专科培训的住院医生发放了一份结构化问卷。所有参与者都能使用电脑，2.5%在学校内使用，31%在家中及网吧使用，约50%具备所需的基本技能。在比较使用电脑进行学习的情况时，住院医生与临床牙科学生之间（P = 0.003）、住院医生与牙科护理专业学生之间（P = 0.0001）存在显著差异。超过95%的参与者可以访问互联网，其中约50%使用互联网进行学习。在使用互联网和文字处理方面，临床牙科学生与牙科护理专业学生之间存在显著差异（P = 0.005）。住院医生使用电脑进行多媒体和医学文献数据库检索工具的频率高于临床牙科学生（P = 0.004）和牙科护理专业学生（P = 0.0006）。研究结果表明，正在接受培训的牙科学生和住院医生具备操作电脑用于学习和个人活动的必要知识。
