Table 2.
Access to basic technologies and patterns of usage among physicians and nurses at the University of Gondar and Tibebe Ghion teaching hospitals, 2020
| Variables | Levels | Physician n (%) | Nurse n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Having a personal computer | Yes | 117 (95.1) | 151 (53.4) |
| No | 6 (4.9) | 132 (46.6) | |
| Having an internet connection on a computer | Yes | 54 (46.2) | 71 (47) |
| No | 63 (53.8) | 80 (53) | |
| Having a smartphone | Yes | 117 (95.1) | 208 (73.5) |
| No | 6 (4.9) | 75 (26.5) | |
| Having an internet connection on a smartphone | Yes | 116 (99.1) | 191 (91.4) |
| No | 1 (0.9) | 18 (8.6) | |
| How often do you use a computer at work? | several times a day or daily | 56 (45.5) | 104 (36.7) |
| weekly or rarely | 58 (47.2) | 140 (49.5) | |
| Never | 9 (7.3) | 39 (13.8) | |
| How often do you use a computer at home? | several times a day or daily | 88 (71.5) | 96 (33.9) |
| weekly or rarely | 31 (25.2) | 121 (42.8) | |
| Never | 4 (3.3) | 66 (23.3) | |
| How often do you search for health-related information online? | several times a day or daily | 91 (74) | 101 (35.7) |
| weekly or rarely | 31 (25.2) | 153 (54.1) | |
| Never | 1 (0.8) | 29 (10.2) | |
| How often do you use e-mail to communicate with healthcare providers? | several times a day or daily | 22 (17.9) | 51 (18) |
| weekly or rarely | 89 (72.4) | 174 (61.5) | |
| Never | 12 (9.8) | 58 (20.5) | |
| How often do you download/ upload information through the internet? | several times a day or daily | 67 (54.4) | 97 (34.3) |
| weekly or rarely | 51 (41.5) | 163 (57.6) | |
| Never | 5 (4.1) | 23 (8.1) |