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An Empirical Study of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Nigerian Health Sector
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Author(s): Jeremiah Ademola Balogun (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Peter Adebayo Idowu (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Ngozi Chidozie Egejuru (Hallmark University, Nigeria)and Temilade Aderounmu (Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Nigeria)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 15
Source title:
Computational Methods and Algorithms for Medicine and Optimized Clinical Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kwok Tai Chui (The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)and Miltiadis D. Lytras (Effat University, Saudi Arabia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8244-1.ch002
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Abstract
This study focuses on the assessment of different ICT tools used by Nigerian health workers. Structured questionnaires were used to collect information from 106 respondents. The questionnaire consists of 5 sections, namely: demographics, extent of use of ICT, tasks and activities carried out with ICT, the year of adoption of ICT. Descriptive statistics tools were used for data summarization and visualization. The results showed that the ICT devices were more commonly used among females than male medical personnel which were most common among the age group of 26-30 years and were nurses and doctors with less than 5 years' experience. The earliest ICT tool adopted was the PC in 1994 followed by mobile phones and search engines in 1996 and the projector in 2001. A majority of the health workers used ICT for administrative functions followed by research and personal work. ICT majorly impacted ICT by promoting collaboration among physicians, quicker medical diagnoses of diseases, increased efficiency and facilitated remote consultation, diagnoses and treatment.
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