Abbas A D, Abubakar A M, Omeiza B, Minoza K
Department of Orthopaedics/Trauma, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria.
Ann Afr Med. 2013 Apr-Jun;12(2):115-9. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.112404.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Resident doctors are key actors in patient management in all the federal training institutions in nigeria. Knowing the information-seeking behavior of this group of doctors and their level of computer knowledge would facilitate informed decision in providing them with the relevant sources of information as well as encouraging the practice of evidence-based medicine. This is to examine information-seeking behavior among resident doctors and analyze its relationship to computer ownership and literacy.
A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information from the resident doctors in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and the Federal Neuro-Psychiatry Hospital (FNPH). The data fields requested included the biodata, major source of medical information, level of computer literacy, and computer ownership. Other questions included were their familiarity with basic computer operations as well as versatility on the use of the Internet and possession of an active e-mail address.
Out of 109 questionnaires distributed 100 were returned (91.7% response rate). Seventy three of the 100 respondents use printed material as their major source of medical information. Ninety three of the respondents own a laptop, a desktop or both, while 7 have no computers. Ninety-four respondents are computer literate while 6 are computer illiterates. Seventy-five respondents have an e-mail address while 25 do not have e-mail address. Seventy-five search the Internet for information while 25 do not know how to use the Internet.
Despite the high computer ownership and literacy rate among resident doctors, the printed material remains their main source of medical information.
背景/目的：在尼日利亚所有联邦培训机构中，住院医生是患者管理的关键角色。了解这群医生的信息寻求行为及其计算机知识水平，将有助于在为他们提供相关信息来源以及鼓励循证医学实践方面做出明智决策。本研究旨在调查住院医生的信息寻求行为，并分析其与计算机拥有情况和计算机素养之间的关系。
采用预先测试的自填式问卷，从迈杜古里大学教学医院（UMTH）和联邦神经精神病医院（FNPH）的住院医生那里获取信息。所要求的数据字段包括个人资料、医学信息的主要来源、计算机素养水平和计算机拥有情况。其他问题包括他们对基本计算机操作的熟悉程度、互联网使用的多样性以及是否拥有有效的电子邮件地址。
在分发的109份问卷中，回收了100份（回复率为91.7%）。100名受访者中有73人将印刷材料作为医学信息的主要来源。100名受访者中有93人拥有笔记本电脑、台式电脑或两者都有，而7人没有电脑。94名受访者具备计算机素养，6人是计算机文盲。75名受访者有电子邮件地址，25人没有电子邮件地址。75人通过互联网搜索信息，25人不知道如何使用互联网。
尽管住院医生的计算机拥有率和素养率较高，但印刷材料仍然是他们医学信息的主要来源。
