Survey of medical specialists on their attitudes to and resources for health research in Nigeria

Mahmoud, Abdulraheem O; Ayanniyi, Adeyinka A; Lawal, A O; Omolase, CO; Ologunsua, Yinka; Samaila, Elsie

doi:10.4103/1596-3519.82078

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“…Research funding was one of the main barriers to conducting research. This is consistent with the findings from Nigeria amongst the ophthalmologists [ 7 ] and medical specialists [ 8 ] and East African orthopedic surgeons [ 6 ]. Personal funds were the main source of funding for Nigerian ophthalmologists and medical specialist.…”

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“…Perhaps, there is also an element of altruism as well. Enhancement of knowledge was also the greatest incentive for conducting research amongst the Nigerian ophthalmologist [ 7 ] and medical specialists [ 8 ], East African orthopedic surgeons [ 6 ] and Asian doctors [ 10 ]. However, financial gains and fame featured quite prominently in the Nigerian and Asian studies.…”

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Barriers and incentives for conducting research amongst the ophthalmologists in Sub-Sahara Africa

Dhalla

Guirguis²

2018

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundResearch is a critical component amongst the strategies to improve health outcomes of any country. The role of research assumes greater importance in Africa as it carries a larger share of the global burden of diseases, blindness, and low vision. “Vision 2020- the Right to Sight” is a WHO-IAPB collaborated initiative aiming to eliminate preventable blindness by the year 2020. High quality research in eye care is imperative for the initiative to succeed, however, there is a dearth of research in eye care in sub-Saharan Africa in general and specifically in the Eastern, Central, and Southern African (ECSA) region. Identifying the barriers that hamper research in this region is an important step towards the elimination of preventable blindness.MethodsA structured questionnaire using the SurveyMonkey program was sent to ophthalmologists in the ECSA region and South Africa through their respective regional professional bodies.ResultsLack of funding, inadequate time and poor research knowledge were the main research barriers while the ability to improve eye health care through research was the main incentive for conducting research. The response rate for South Africa was low, restricting comparisons with other ECSA countries.ConclusionThe barriers mainly center on financial, human and administrative infrastructure and resources. In spite of the barriers, ophthalmologists in the study region are enthusiastic in research aiming to increase evidence—based knowledge to improve eye health care in line with the goals of “Vision 2020- the Right to Sight” initiative.

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confidence: 92%

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Barriers and incentives for conducting research amongst the ophthalmologists in Sub-Sahara Africa

Dhalla

Guirguis²

2018

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“…Research funding was one of the main barriers for conducting research. This is consistent with the findings from Nigeria amongst the ophthalmologists (7) and medical specialists (8) and East African orthopedic surgeons (6). Personal funds was the main source of funding for Nigerian ophthalmologists and medical specialist.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Barriers and incentives for conducting research amongst the Ophthalmologists in Sub-Sahara Africa

Dhalla¹,

Guirguis

2018

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13 Background 14 Research is a critical component amongst the strategies to improve health 15 outcomes of any country. The role of research assumes greater importance in 16 Africa as it carries a larger share of global burden of diseases, blindness and low 17 vision. "Vision 2020-the Right to Sight" is a WHO-IAPB collaborated initiative 18 aiming to eliminate preventable blindness by the year 2020. High quality research 19 in eye care is imperative for the initiative to succeed, however, there is a dearth of 20 research in eye care in sub Saharan Africa in general and specifically in the 21 Eastern, Central and Southern African (ECSA) region. Identifying the barriers that 22 hamper research in this region is an important step towards elimination of 23 preventable blindness. 24 Methods 25 A structured questionnaire using the SurveyMonkey program was sent to 26 ophthalmologists in the ECSA region and South Africa through their respective 27 regional professional bodies. Data was analyzed using the SPSS program version. 28 Results 29 Lack of funding, inadequate time and poor research knowledge were the main 30 research barriers while ability to improve eye health care through research was the 31 main incentive for conducting research. 32 Conclusion 33 The barriers mainly center on financial, human and administrative infrastructure 34 and resources. In spite of the barriers, ophthalmologists in the study region are 35 enthusiastic in research aiming to increase evidence based knowledge to improve 36 eye health care in line with the goals of "Vision 2020-the Right to Sight" 37 initiative. 38 Key words: Research productivity, barriers, incentives, vision 2020. 39 Abstract word count: 233 40

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“…At the tertiary level of care, the tripod of clinical duties includes service, teaching and research. A previous study conducted among medical specialists in Nigeria 4 showed that research function was ranked third by 64.7% of the participants in that study, behind service and training. A similar study revealed that the spectrum of research tilted more towards low-budget crosssectional surveys and retrospective studies due to the challenges of lack of funds, work overload, time constraints and insufficient infrastructural supports.…”

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A survey of Paediatricians on evidence-based medical practice in Nigeria

Ogunlesi¹

2019

Nig. J. Paed.

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Background: The increasing need for a uniform standard of medical practice necessitates an examination of the impediments to the use of evidencebased medicine. Objective: To examine the knowledge, perceived barriers to the use of evidence-based medicine and the associated profession-related factors among paediatricians in Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians in Nigeria was conducted between March and April 2013 by Email. The knowledge about evidence-based medicine and systematic reviews was tested using a structured questionnaire and the responses were provided on three-item Likert scale. Results: The response rate in the survey was 56.5% (65/115). Almost 37% of the participants had postgraduate qualification in or before year 1999 (Group I). Majority (93.8%) of the respondents believed that EBM should form the basis for decision making in clinical practice while 53.9% believed that EBM is more suitable for the developed world. The overall mean knowledge score was 77.6%. Knowledge about EBM was rated high among 80% of the participants and the proportion with high knowledge was not significantly associated with EBM use in routine practice or prior EBM training. Some of the perceived barriers to EBM use included lack of skills for understanding statistics (81.6%), lack of incentives for the use of EBM (64.7%), lack of time (44.6%) and lack of conclusive evidences (44.6%). Conclusion: The knowledge of EBM among Nigerian paediatricians was good but a high proportion regarded lack of skills to perform statistical analysis required for EBM as a major barrier to the practice of EBM.

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Survey of medical specialists on their attitudes to and resources for health research in Nigeria

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Barriers and incentives for conducting research amongst the ophthalmologists in Sub-Sahara Africa

Barriers and incentives for conducting research amongst the ophthalmologists in Sub-Sahara Africa

Barriers and incentives for conducting research amongst the Ophthalmologists in Sub-Sahara Africa

A survey of Paediatricians on evidence-based medical practice in Nigeria

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