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Information seeking behaviour among health professionals in public health facilities in Garissa County, Kenya

Langat Kipkoech Milton · Edith Cowan Journal of Medicine, Nursing and Public health · 2021

Purpose: The need to become informed and knowledgeable which leads to “information-seeking behaviour processes” is important among qualified health professionals who have vital roles in achieving the health goals of a given country. the general objective of this study was to assess information-seeking behaviour among health professionals in public health facilities in Garissa County Design/ Methodology/Approach: The study used a cross-sectional study design employing mixed methods of data collection. Stratified sampling was used to select a study sample of 222 health professionals to participate in the study while purposive sampling was used to select participants for Key Informant Interviews and Focus group discussions. Descriptive and multinomial logistical regression was used to analyze quantitative data using SPSS version 20 while thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data from Key Informant Interviews and Focus group discussions. Findings: Results showed that minority of health professionals (86%) sought information only when and work experience (P=0.013) had a statistically significant relationship with information-seeking behaviour. Among the facility factors,

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