Knowledge and Attitude of Doctors regarding eHealth use in a Tertiary Health Care Facility of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Tasbeen Akhtar Sheekha Universal Medical College Research Center
  • Khorshed Ali Miah
  • Syed Rizvi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17501/23246735.2019.5107

Keywords:

eHealth, chi-square test, Knowledge, attitude

Abstract

This paper presents a view to assess the level of knowledge and attitude of doctors regarding e-health in tertiary health care facility. It was a facility base cross-sectional study conducted among 150 doctors of 17 departments of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka in December 2015. A purposive sampling technique was done and data were collected with a self-administered structured questionnaire. Chi-square test was done to find association between knowledge and attitudes. Around 62% respondents had correct knowledge about e-health with majority in telemedicine along with electronic medical records (EMR), electronic health record (EHR) and electronic prescribing. The doctors also showed positive attitudes (59%) towards e-health. They think that EMR would reduce errors regarding treatment and telemedicine can access health care services for patients anywhere in the country, help remove the problem of shortage of doctors and also can save money. There was strong association between knowledge and attitudes which was statistically significant (p=0.01). Resourceful and intensive educational session should be provided to the doctors to increase their knowledge in e-health. More researches are necessary to determine barriers to e-Health addressing lack of resources, high data management cost etc. which impact the implementation of e-Health programs.

Keywords: e-health, chi-square test, Knowledge, attitude.

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Published

2019-11-25

How to Cite

Sheekha, T. A., Ali Miah, K., & Rizvi, S. (2019). Knowledge and Attitude of Doctors regarding eHealth use in a Tertiary Health Care Facility of Bangladesh. Proceedings of the International Conference on Public Health, 5(1), 57–62. https://doi.org/10.17501/23246735.2019.5107

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019): Proceedings of the International Conference on Public Health

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