Trainee resident participation in health research in a resource-constrained setting in south-eastern Nigeria: perspectives, issues and challenges. A cross-sectional survey of three residency training centres

dc.creator	Eze Boniface
dc.creator	Nwadinigwe Cajetan
dc.creator	Achor Justin
dc.creator	Aguwa Emmanuel
dc.creator	Mbah Anthony
dc.creator	Ozoemena Francis
dc.date	2012-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:09:42Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:09:42Z
dc.identifier	10.1186/1472-6920-12-40
dc.identifier	1472-6920
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e8f0fda2c1864be3a327a646836eaab3
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/13038
dc.description	<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The participation of trainers and trainees in health research is critical to advance medical science. Overcoming barriers and enhancing incentives are essential to sustain a research culture and extend the frontiers of medical education. In this study, we investigated the roles of individual and system factors influencing trainee resident participation in health research in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This cross-sectional survey of trainee residents was conducted across three residency training centres in Enugu, Nigeria, between February and March, 2010. The number and speciality distribution of trainee residents were determined from personnel records at each centre. A 19-item questionnaire was used to record demographic characteristics, research training/experience, and attitudes toward and perceived barriers to health research. Data were analysed to yield frequencies, percentages and proportions. Values of <it>p</it> < 0.05 were considered significant.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The response rate was 93.2%. The respondents (n = 136) comprised 109 males and 27 females. Their mean ± standard deviation age was 35.8 ± 5.6 years (range: 25–53 years). Participation in research was significantly associated with previous research training [odds ratio (OR): 2.90; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.35–6.25, <it>p</it> = 0.003, β = 22.57], previous research participation (OR: 2.21; 95% CI: 0.94–5.29, <it>p</it> = 0.047, β = 22.53) and research publication (OR: 2.63; 95% CI: 1.00–7.06, <it>p</it> = 0.03, β = 22.57). Attitude towards research was significantly influenced by perceived usefulness of research in patient care (OR: 7.10; 95% CI: 3.33–15.13, <it>p</it> = 0.001), job promotion (OR: 8.97; 95% CI: 4.12–19.53, <it>p</it> = 0.001) and better understanding of disease (OR: 21.37; 95% CI: 8.71–54.44, <it>p</it> = 0.001). Time constraints (OR: 0.06; 95% CI = 0.025–0.14, <it>p</it> = 0.001), funding (OR: 0.028; 95% CI: 0.008–0.10, <it>p</it> = 0.001) and mentorship (OR: 0.086; 95% CI: 0.36–0.21, <it>p</it> = 0.001) were significant barriers to research participation.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>System and individual factors are significant incentives to research participation, while system-derived factors are significant barriers. Pre-residency research, dedicated research time, adequate research funding and commensurate research mentorship rewards are instructive. Prospective longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm these findings.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	BioMed Central
dc.relation	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/12/40
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	BMC Medical Education, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 40 (2012)
dc.subject	Trainee residents
dc.subject	Health research
dc.subject	Participation
dc.subject	Attitudes
dc.subject	Barriers
dc.subject	Nigeria
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
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dc.subject	R5-920
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Trainee resident participation in health research in a resource-constrained setting in south-eastern Nigeria: perspectives, issues and challenges. A cross-sectional survey of three residency training centres
dc.type	article