Computing and information technology skills of final year medical and dental students at the College of Medicine University of Lagos.

Full Abstract

This study was conducted to determine awareness, level of use of computers and the use of the Internet for medical research amongst final year medical and dental students at the University of Lagos. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. A response rate of 88% was achieved (136/155). Eighty per cent had used the computer before. Use of software applications was poor with computer games being the most frequently used (19%) followed by word processing softwares (18%). The Internet and electronic mail had been used by 58% but only 23% had used the Internet for medical research. Twenty-one percent classified themselves as proficient on the computer, 59% had little skills and 20% had no skills. Younger students (age less than 26 years) were found to have significantly better skills than older colleagues (p = 004). Majority of final year students at College of Medicine, University of Lagos have little computing skills.

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Author information

Author/s: Odusanya, O O (OO); Bamgbala, O A (OA);

Affiliation: Department of Community Health & Primary Care, Lagos State University College of Medicine, P.M.B. 21266, Ikeja.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal (Niger Postgrad Med J), published in Nigeria. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 9 (issue 4) : pp 189-93

Dates: Created 2003/04/14; Completed 2003/04/28; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12690677, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Age Factors
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Computers
Computer User Training - economics; standards
Cross-Sectional Studies
Education, Dental - economics; standards
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - economics; standards
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans

Information Storage and Retrieval - standards
Internet
Male
Medical Informatics - economics; education
Nigeria
Professional Competence - standards
Questionnaires
Students, Dental - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Students, Medical - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Training Support
Video Games

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