Table 2.
Technology-related variables of physicians in Amhara regional state at five major referral hospitals, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 403).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer literacy | Yes | 117 | 29.0 |
| No | 286 | 71.0 | |
| Having previous EMR experience | Yes | 185 | 45.9 |
| No | 218 | 54.1 | |
| Having IT-related experience | Yes | 298 | 73.9 |
| No | 105 | 26.1 | |
| Prefer EMR than paper based | Yes | 245 | 60.8 |
| No | 158 | 39.2 | |
| Reason for preferring EMR (n = 245) | EMR is more secured | 228 | 93 |
| EMR is time saving | 189 | 77.1 | |
| Store more data | 209 | 85.3 | |
| Easy to access data | 214 | 87.3 | |
| Easy to write report | 106 | 43.2 | |
| Reason for not preferring EMR (n = 158) | EMR is time consuming | 131 | 92.9 |
| EMR is difficult to use | 124 | 78.5 | |
| Needs computer skills | 108 | 68.3 | |
| Is electric dependent | 120 | 75.9 | |
| Taking training on EMR | Yes | 245 | 60.8 |
| No | 158 | 39.2 |