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Table 2 Pattern of use of the computer by nursing and medical students

From: Computer and internet use by first year clinical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital

Item

Student Nurses (N = 83)

Medical students (N = 100)

Total (N = 183)

1. Computer literacy

   

   Yes

20 (24.1)

58 (58)

78 (42.6)

   No

63 (75.9)

42 (42)

105 (57.4)

2. Reasons for Computer-illiteracy.

   

   a. I don't have the time

17 (27.0)

21 (50.0)

38 (36.2)

   b. I have no access to a computer.

44 (69.8)

20 (47.6)

64 (61.0)

   

2 (1.9)

   c. I'm not interested

1 (1.6)

 

1 (0.9)

   d. No response

1 (1.6)

1 (2.4)

 

3. Types of programs used

   

   1. Word perfect

4 (20)

15 (26.0)

19 (25.6)

   2. Microsoft word

11 (55)

38 (65.5)

49 (66.2)

   3. MS DOS

1 (5)

2 (3.4)

3 (4.1)

   4. Dbase

1 (5)

1 (1.7)

2 (2.7)

   5. Corel Draw

1 (5)

2 (3.4)

1 (1.4)

   6. Others

2 (10)

1 (1.7)

 

4. Information sources use by Students.

   

   a. Textbooks

14 (16.9)

15 (15.0)

29 (15.9)

   b. Journals

10 (12.0)

7 (7.0)

17 (8.3)

   c. The Internet

24 (28.9)

65 (65.0)

89 (48.6)

   d. MEDLINE on CD_ROM

14 (16.9)

1 (1.0)

15 (8.2)

   e. No response

21 (25.3)

12 (12.0)

33 (18.0)