Kirubel Biruk Shiferaw|Binyam Tilahun|Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu
Healthcare providers’ digital competency: a cross-sectional survey in a low-income country setting
Debre Markos University|University of Gondar|University of Gondar
abstract background healthcare providers across clinical practice settings progressively relying adapting information communication technologies perform professional activities era technology healthcare providers especially lower income countries least basic digital competency successful application technology achieved aim study assess digital competency healthcare providers among seven public health centers northwest ethiopia methods crosssectional study design applied assess basic digital competency healthcare providers working seven public health centers northwest amhara regional state ethiopia selfadministered questionnaire adopted european commissions digital competency framework assessing digital competency used multivariable logistic regression performed identify factors associated basic digital competency p valuelt 005 rule statistical significance strength association explained terms coefficient estimate adjusted odds ratio 95 confidence interval ci result total 193 healthcare providers included study 167 responded response rate 865 majority respondents 88 527 males mean age 282 years standard deviation 55 years result indicated items demonstrated adequate level internal consistency cronbach alpha gt 0 7 healthcare providers public health centers reported problem solving safety communication common challenges encountered multivariable logistic regression model indicated factors sex educational status profession type monthly income years experience statistically significant predictors conclusion basic digital competency level healthcare providers working public health centers setting relatively low results highlight need improve digital competency among healthcare providers focusing identified skill gaps