Factors Influencing Health Information-seeking Behavior among Health Care Providers at Health Facilities in Tanga Region: A Case Study of Muhef Project

摘要

In Tanzania, health information-seeking behavior among health care providers is not yet fascinating enough to provide high quality health services. Little is known about how health care providers integrate what they find from various information sources, to improve both preventive and curative health services. The purpose of the study was to determine factors influencing health information-seeking behavior and utilization of ICT resources among health care providers to provide high quality health services. A cross sectional study was conducted in July 2008 among 202 health care providers in Tanga region. The results show that health care providers located in urban areas were more likely to search health information and use it than those in rural areas (OR =14.18; 95% CI: 1.96, 288.6). Health care providers in both urban and rural health facilities should continuously be trained on how to search and use health information.