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Table 2 Hierarchical dissection of physician preferences and activities

From: Physicians reading and writing practices: a cross-sectional study from Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

 

House Officers n (%)

Residents n (%)

Fellows n (%)

Preferred E journals over Printed Journals

116 (84)

57 (73)

23 (53.4)

Reasons*

Easier to read

30 (35.8)

21 (36.8)

6 (26)

Articles of choice

63 (54.3)

29 (50.8)

7 (30.4)

Latest trends

24 (20.6)

18 (31.5)

2 (8.6)

Less time consuming

32 (27.5)

19 (33.3)

6 (26)

Can Access from any where

34 (29.3)

21 (36.8)

1 (0.3)

Didn’t prefer e-journals over printed

22 (15.9)

21 (26.9)

20 (46.5)

Reasons**

Subscription charges

12 (54.5)

18 (85.7)

19 (95)

No connectivity

3 ( 13.6)

7 (33.3)

3 (15)

Busy schedule

10 (45.4)

14 ( 66.6)

13 (65)

Not interested

6 (27.2)

6 (28.5)

8 (40)

Articles Published

None

43 (31.1)

35 (44.8)

16( 37.2)

Less than 5

89 ( 64.4)

43 (55.1)

19 (44.1)

5 - 10

6 (4.3)

-

4 (9.3)

More than 10

-

-

4 (9.3)

Articles Supervised

   

None

79 (57.2)

43 (55.1)

24 (43)

Less than 5

59 (42.7)

35 (44.8)

15 (34.8)

5 or greater

-

-

4 (9.3)

No articles Published***

   

Reasons

   

Busy Schedule

18 (41.8)

24 (68.5)

11(68.7)

Not acquainted with research methodology

26 (60.4)

15 (42.8)

6 (37.5)

Lack of Interest

12 (27.9)

16 (45.7)

7 (43.7)

Lack of incentive

12( 27.9)

17 (48.5)

10 (62.5)

  1. *Percentage calculated from those who preferred e-journals over printed.
  2. **Percentage calculated from those who did not prefer e journals over printed.
  3. ***Percentage calculated from those who haven't published any research article.