Acceptance of evidence-based reproductive health care among postgraduate specialist trainees in Nigeria.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the perception and practice of evidence-based reproductive health care among Nigerian postgraduate specialist trainee doctors.


METHODS
A questionnaire survey of 326 Nigerian postgraduate specialist trainee doctors involved in reproductive health care was undertaken during training workshops on evidence-based medicine.


RESULTS
Most respondents were familiar with evidence-based medicine (96.6%) and agreed that it would improve patient care (95.1%). Only 38.3% had ever received training on evidence-based medicine. Awareness and utilization of resources for evidence-based medicine were low; only 18.7% and 28.2% had ever used the Cochrane Library or the WHO Reproductive Health Library, respectively. Understanding of technical terms related to evidence-based medicine was poor. Lack of access to evidence was the most common constraint to the practice of evidence-based reproductive health care.


CONCLUSIONS
Nigerian postgraduate specialist trainee doctors are positively disposed to evidence-based reproductive health care but their understanding of the principles of evidence-based practice is inadequate.
Fawole
Adeniran
A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. fawoleo@yahoo.co.uk
Oladapo
Olufemi
O
Enahoro
Folashade
F
Akande
Ebenezer
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D009549:Nigeria; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires