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Table 6 Problems encountered searching the Internet by physicians' current status

From: Use of the Internet for health information by physicians for patient care in a teaching hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria

 

House officers (N = 45)

Medical officers (N = 23)

Registrars (N = 104)

Total (N = 172)

 

No

(%)

No

(%)

No

(%)

No

(%)

Did you encounter any problem using the Internet?

        

Yes

27

60.0

14

60.9

65

62.5

106

61.6

No

18

40.0

9

39.1

39

37.5

66

38.4

Problems encountered

        

Slow Internet connection

20

44.4

9

39.1

46

44.2

75

43.6

Too much information

13

28.9

3

13.1

9

8.6

25

14.5

Cost of Internet Access

0

0.0

4

17.4

24

23.1

28

16.3

Lack information searching skills

12

26.7

7

30.4

25

24.1

44

25.6

Total

45

100

23

100

104

100

172

100