Research Article
Health Information Technologies in a Resource-Limited Setting: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Professionals
Table 2
Attitude and practice of health professionals disaggregated by variables at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2020.
| | Variables | Attitude towards HIT | Practice | | Favorable | Unfavorable | High | Low |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 136 (39.2%) | 66 (19.0%) | 110 (37.7%) | 92 (26.5%) | | Female | 94 (27.1%) | 51 (14.7%) | 65 (18.7%) | 80 (23.1%) | | Age | | | | | | ≥28 | 122 (35.2%) | 61 (17.6%) | 101 (29.1%) | 82 (23.6%) | | <28 | 108 (31.1%) | 56 (16.1%) | 74 (21.3%) | 90 (25.9%) | | Profession | | | | | | Nurse | 117 (33.7%) | 49 (14.1%) | 82 (23.6%) | 84 (24.2%) | | Laboratory technician | 18 (5.2%) | 11 (2.2%) | 20 (5.8%) | 9 (2.6%) | | Medical doctor | 19 (5/5%) | 6 (1.7%) | 5 (1.4%) | 20 (5.8%) | | Pharmacist | 18 (5.2%) | 4 (1.2%) | 15 (4.3%) | 7 (2.0%) | | Midwife | 22 (6.3%) | 28 (8.1%) | 25 (7.2%) | 25 (7.2%) | | Others | 36 (10.4%) | 19 (5.5%) | 28 (8.1%) | 27 (7.8%) | | Marital status | | | | | | Single | 101 (29.1%) | 60 (18.2%) | 70 (20.2%) | 91 (26.2%) | | Married | 116 (33.4%) | 48 (14.4%) | 95 (27.3%) | 69 (20.0) | | Divorced | 6 (1.7%) | 5 (1.4%) | 8 (2.3%) | 3 (0.9%) | | Widowed | 6 (1.7%) | 5 (1.4%) | 7 (2.0%) | 4 (1.1%) | | Educational level | | | | | | Diploma | 54 (15.6%) | 24 (6.9%) | 46 (13.3%) | 32 (9.2%) | | Bachelor’s degree | 143 (41.2%) | 74 (21.3%) | 109 (31.4%) | 108 (31.1%) | | Master’s degree | 14 (4.0%) | 11 (3.2%) | 13 (3.7%) | 12 (3.5%) | | Medical doctor | 19 (5.5%) | 6 (1.7%) | 7 (2.0%) | 18 (5.2%) | | Specialist | — | 2 (0.6%) | — | 2 (0.6%) | | Training taken | | | | | | Yes | 173 (49.9%) | 76 (21.9%) | 128 (36.9%) | 121 (34.9%) | | No | 57 (16.4%) | 41 (11.8%) | 47 (13.5%) | 51 (14.7%) | | Get support from staff | | | | | | Yes | 124 (35.7%) | 48 (13.8%) | 108 (31.1%) | 64 (18.4%) | | No | 106 (30.5%) | 69 (19.9%) | 67 (19.3%) | 108 (31.1%) |
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