Table 3 Use of health information and search engines by physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria
House Officers (N = 45) | Medical Officers (N = 23) | Registrars (N = 104) | Total (N = 172) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | |
Ever obtained health information from the Internet for patient care? | ||||||||
Yes | 37 | 82.2 | 18 | 78.3 | 96 | 92.3 | 151 | 87.8 |
No | 7 | 15.6 | 4 | 17.4 | 6 | 5.8 | 17 | 9.9 |
No Response | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 4.3 | 2 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.3 |
Search Engine used to obtain health information | ||||||||
Yahoo | 17 | 37.8 | 6 | 26.1 | 34 | 32.7 | 57 | 33.1 |
23 | 51.1 | 13 | 56.5 | 63 | 60.6 | 99 | 57.6 | |
Others | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.2 |
No Response | 5 | 11.1 | 4 | 17.4 | 5 | 4.8 | 14 | 8.1 |
Used a Search Engine during the previous month? | ||||||||
Yes | 25 | 55.6 | 12 | 52.2 | 80 | 76.9 | 117 | 68.0 |
No | 19 | 42.2 | 10 | 43.5 | 22 | 21.2 | 51 | 29.7 |
No Response | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 4.3 | 2 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.3 |
Total | 45 | 100 | 23 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 172 | 100 |