Table 3

Use of health information and search engines by physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria


House Officers (N = 45)
Medical Officers (N = 23)
Registrars (N = 104)
Total (N = 172)


No
%
No
%
No
%
No
%

Ever obtained health information from the Internet for patient care?








Yes
37
82.2
18
78.3
96
92.3
151
87.8
No
7
15.6
4
17.4
6
5.8
17
9.9
No Response
1
2.2
1
4.3
2
1.9
4
2.3

Search Engine used to obtain health information








     Yahoo
17
37.8
6
26.1
34
32.7
57
33.1
     Google
23
51.1
13
56.5
63
60.6
99
57.6
     Others
0
0.0
0
0.0
2
1.9
2
1.2
No Response
5
11.1
4
17.4
5
4.8
14
8.1

Used a Search Engine during the previous month?








Yes
25
55.6
12
52.2
80
76.9
117
68.0
No
19
42.2
10
43.5
22
21.2
51
29.7
No Response
1
2.2
1
4.3
2
1.9
4
2.3

Total
45
100
23
100
104
100
172
100

Ajuwon Biomedical Digital Libraries 2006 3:12   doi:10.1186/1742-5581-3-12