Owoeye Gani Olugbenga, Nwaogwugwu Joy Chinyere, Ehinze Ewere Scholastica
Center for Disease Control, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2022 Sep 12;63(3):226-235. eCollection 2022 May-Jun.
The aim of this study was to determine the perspective and utilization of e-Health services among healthcare workers in primary, secondary and tertiary health care centers in Benin city.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among healthcare workers in Benin-City where the minimum sample size required for the study was calculated using the Cochrane formula (n= zpq2 /d2). Data was collected using an online semi structured questionnaire and data analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS version 22 software with p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.
A total of 340 respondents participated in this study where the mean age was 31.5 ± 7.1 years and majority of the respondents 327 (96.2%) had good knowledge of eHealth whereabout two third 216 (63.5%) of the respondents had ever used eHealth services. Majority 308 (90.6%) of the healthcare workers highlighted non-availability of ICT facilities as a challenge to the implementation and utilization of eHealth services. Proposed solutions to the above challenges include government support/funding 206 (60.6%) and ICT education 186 (54.7%).
The lack of ICT facilities was stated as the main challenge to the implementation and utilization of eHealth services although majority of the respondents had good knowledge of eHealth. Proposed solutions to the challenge include government support/funding, free ICT education of health workers and Public Private Partnerships to support eHealth systems in health facilities.
本研究的目的是确定贝宁城初级、二级和三级医疗保健中心医护人员对电子健康服务的看法和使用情况。
这是一项在贝宁城医护人员中开展的描述性横断面研究，使用Cochrane公式（n = zpq2 /d2）计算该研究所需的最小样本量。通过在线半结构化问卷收集数据，并使用IBM SPSS 22版软件进行数据分析，p < 0.05被视为具有统计学意义。
共有340名受访者参与了本研究，平均年龄为31.5 ± 7.1岁，大多数受访者327人（96.2%）对电子健康有良好的了解，其中约三分之二216人（63.5%）曾使用过电子健康服务。大多数医护人员308人（90.6%）强调信息通信技术设施的缺乏是电子健康服务实施和使用的一项挑战。针对上述挑战提出的解决方案包括政府支持/资金206人（60.6%）和信息通信技术教育186人（54.7%）。
尽管大多数受访者对电子健康有良好的了解，但信息通信技术设施的缺乏被认为是电子健康服务实施和使用的主要挑战。针对这一挑战提出的解决方案包括政府支持/资金、为卫生工作者提供免费信息通信技术教育以及公私伙伴关系以支持卫生设施中的电子健康系统。
