Utilization of Mobile Technology for Knowledge Update among Nurses in Primary and Secondary Healthcare Settings in Osun State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAbubakar, A. R.
dc.contributor.authorGarba, S.N.
dc.contributor.authorBalarabe, F.
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-06T10:32:08Z
dc.date.available2017-12-06T10:32:08Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractIn spite of the need to continuously update their knowledge, Nigerian nurses face numerous challenges in updating their knowledge. These challenges notwithstanding, the nurses still have a professional obligation for safe practice supported by up-to-date knowledge which mobile technology has great potentials to provide. This study examined the utilization of mobile technology among nurses in primary and secondary healthcare settings in Osun State.It is a descriptive design in which 15 primary and 5 secondary healthcare facilities in Osun State were involved. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select266 nurses in Osun State. A self-administered pre-tested questionnaire with 47 close-ended questions and 2 open-ended questions was used to collect the data. The Cronbach alpha reliability co-efficient of α=0.73 was achieved for the instrument. There was 56% response rate. The results showed that the level of nurses’ knowledge in the States was average( 48.0%). There was high adoption of mobile technology among the nurses in Osun State, particularly mobile phone(100%) and laptop PC(72.3%).The nurses’ main driving force for the use of mobile technology was general knowledge update (35.8%) and the main factors restricting respondents from the use of mobile technology were lack of appropriate mobile technology, unreliable connection to the network and too many work demands.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9622
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectUtilization of Mobile Technology,en_US
dc.subjectKnowledge Update,en_US
dc.subjectNurses,en_US
dc.subjectPrimary and Secondary Healthcare Settings,en_US
dc.subjectOsun State, Nigeria,en_US
dc.titleUtilization of Mobile Technology for Knowledge Update among Nurses in Primary and Secondary Healthcare Settings in Osun State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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