Assessment of knowledge and practice of community health practitioners on the use of computer for patient management healthcare level in Kwande local government, Benue state Department:Community Health By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 7018 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of community health Practitioners only, on the use of computer for patients management within Kwande Local Government of Benue State. It informed the Health officers on the understanding of healthcare workers working in PHCs regarding the use of computers for patient management. Among the objectives were to assess the knowledge of community health Practitioners on the use of computers for patients management and to assess the level of practice of community health workers on the use of computers for patients management. Furthermore, to determine the factors hindering the use of computers by community health workers for patients diagnosis. Many medical and allied literatures were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work. This research use descriptive survey to sample healthcare workers in Kwande local government, Benue State using the Fisher’s Formula. Questionnaire was the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 224 questionnaires were distributed out of which 200 were retrieved. The research reveal that 15% has once had training on computer for patient management, 85% which is more than half of the population have never had training on computer for patient management, study shows that 15% respondents strongly agreed that, lack of electricity is the cause of the non-usage of a computer by a community health practitioner for patient management at PHC Centres. In conclusion, recommendations were made that the best way to improve knowledge and practice of community health practitioners on the use of computers is to intensify the teaching of computer science at our various schools/colleges of health technology and expose workers to such practice where necessary is possible organized workshops and seminal on computer-based training among practitioners. Keywords: Computer, PHC, Health Worker...Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»A study on the causes, effects, prevention and control of threatened abortion among childbearing mothers ages (18-45) years in Gilead Children Hospital»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state