Individual Predictors of Healthcare Research Utilization: A case of Arua District Local Government, West Nile Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAsaku, Stanley T.
dc.contributor.authorKaryeija, Gerald K.
dc.contributor.authorAlinda, Fred
dc.contributor.authorOjwang, Kennedy O.
dc.contributor.authorAndua, Martine D.
dc.contributor.authorAnguzu, Patrick Y.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-01T20:47:43Z
dc.date.available2023-06-01T20:47:43Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractDespite increasing knowledge of potential benefits of research utilization in improving quality of healthcare management decision (HMDs) outcomes and practice, the use of research evidence by healthcare authorities continues to be a global concern. We examined individual predictors of research utilization in management decisions of healthcare authorities in a local government’s context of Arua district in West Nile Uganda. The observational cross-sectional survey design was used, involving 225 questionnaires and nine key informant interviews, and the extent of influence of individual variables on research uptake was determined by estimation of predicted probabilities, and the corresponding odds ratios and coefficients using the binary logistic regression model. The results reveal that research utilization was significantly influenced by individual characteristics, whose overall predicted probability was 0.030 (p<0.05) with attitudinal variables being most significant, whereby belief in research-based HMDs (p= 0.020) or improved quality of HMDs (p= 0.012) recorded high corresponding odds ratios. Hence, the study substantiates the multifactorial nature of research utilization, being influenced to varying extents by individual factors, and emphasizes attitudinal change, information sharing and capacity building to increase uptake.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAndua, D., & Anguzu, P. Y. Individual Predictors of Healthcare Research Utilization: A case of Arua District Local Government, West Nile Uganda.DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.06.04.Art001en_US
dc.identifier.issn2520-3134
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8875
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTexila International Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare management decisions.en_US
dc.subjectResearch utilizationen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare authoritiesen_US
dc.subjectResearch evidenceen_US
dc.subjectIndividual characteristicsen_US
dc.titleIndividual Predictors of Healthcare Research Utilization: A case of Arua District Local Government, West Nile Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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