TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aliyu,Mohammed
AU  - Karanfiller,Tolgay
TI  - POTENTIAL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ADOPTION BY HEALTH WORKERS IN NIGERIA
PY  - 2023///
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Technology
N1  - Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Management Informations Systems Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 40-46)
N2  - ABSTRACT
In both developed and developing nations, information and communication 
technology (ICT) has been acknowledged as a tool with the potential to increase the 
value of healthcare systems and the efficacy of health workers. Sadly, despite several 
attempts by the government and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the 
majority of programs either fail or are abandoned because of a lack of ICT-aware and 
professional people. This research looks into the possibility for health professionals in 
Northern Nigeria to use information and communication technology (ICT). At 
Specialist General Hospital Yola Adamawa State in Nigeria, a quantitative survey was 
conducted to gather information from carefully selected healthcare professionals. 
Clinical and non-clinical employees each got one of 150 on-paper surveys, of which 
140 (93.3%) will be collected and evaluated using a modified technology acceptance 
model (TAM). There is a significant correlation between the knowledge (dependent 
variable) and independent variables (Perceive usefulness and perceive ease of use) 
both at a significant level of 0.05. This indicates that the presence of prior computer 
knowledge and exposure has a significant influence on health workers' perceptions 
(Perceive usefulness and perceive ease of use), overall attitude toward adoption, and 
eventually usage of information and communication technologies. Regression analysis 
revealed that despite the lower level of prior computer knowledge of younger 
participants they were more likely to score higher on perceived usefulness and 
perceived ease of use whereas older health workers scored higher on knowledge and 
are more likely to score lower on perceived usefulness and perceive ease of use. The 
result also shows an increase in knowledge when compared with a study by Ameh et 
al., (2008). This indicates that the knowledge and attitude scores of health workers in 
this study reflect progress despite the lack of institutional training.
Keywords: Information Communication Technology, Perceive Ease of Use, 
Perceived Usefulness, Technology Acceptance
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