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. 2006 Dec 12;3:12. doi: 10.1186/1742-5581-3-12

Table 6.

Problems encountered searching the Internet by physicians' current status

House officers (N = 45) Medical officers (N = 23) Registrars (N = 104) Total (N = 172)
No (%) No (%) No (%) No (%)

Did you encounter any problem using the Internet?
Yes 27 60.0 14 60.9 65 62.5 106 61.6
No 18 40.0 9 39.1 39 37.5 66 38.4
Problems encountered
Slow Internet connection 20 44.4 9 39.1 46 44.2 75 43.6
Too much information 13 28.9 3 13.1 9 8.6 25 14.5
Cost of Internet Access 0 0.0 4 17.4 24 23.1 28 16.3
Lack information searching skills 12 26.7 7 30.4 25 24.1 44 25.6
Total 45 100 23 100 104 100 172 100