Factors Influencing the Adoption of Technology in Pharmaceutical Service Delivery in Tertiary Hospitals in Southwestern Nigeria

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to identify those factors determining the adoption of technology in pharmaceutical service delivery in selected tertiary hospitals in Southwestern Nigeria. The study was a cross-sectional survey of 132 pharmacists who were randomly selected from a pool of 186 pharmacists in eight of the sixteen tertiary hospitals in Southwestern Nigeria. Primary data were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire with items on a 5-point Likert scale of importance and weighting scores of 1-5. The data were analysed with the aid of SPSS statistical package version 21 using descriptive statistics including relative significance indexes (RSI) as well as ANOVA inferential statistics at p<0.05. The results show that the respondents’ knowledge (RSI = 0.96), skill in the application of technology (RSI = 0.94), quality of output of the technology (RSI = 0.91) and relative advantage over current technology (RSI = 0.91), were the key adoption influencing factors (F = 14.062, p<0.05). The chapter concludes that the main factors determining the adoption of technology in pharmaceutical service delivery in tertiary hospitals were pharmacists’ knowledge of technology and skill in the application the technology, among others.

Suggested citation

Omoniyi Ola-Olorun , Timothy Oyebisi , Margaret Afolabi (2024). Factors Influencing the Adoption of Technology in Pharmaceutical Service Delivery in Tertiary Hospitals in Southwestern Nigeria Koozakar Festscrift, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.69798/k1124609

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