Attitude, practice, and barriers in Academic research among Radiology residents in Ethiopia,a cross sectional survey
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2021-09
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Addis Abeba University
Abstract
Background: Radiology has become one of the most sought out residency program in the
country attracting highly talented qualified candidates from all over the country.the objective of
the study was to determine the attitude, practice and barriersof radiology residents towards
academic research
Method:A descriptive cross sectional survey was conducted across all five institutions currently
giving radiology residency programs in the country the survey was carried out from 12/16/2020
to 12/12/2021. Using a questionaries’ that were distributed to the residents online using google
docs.
Results:.There were at total of 120 radiology residents participated in the study. 93(77.5%) of
the participants were male while the rest 27 (22.5%) were female. With the mean age of the
participants was 30 years of age. Out of the 120 residents only 6 (5%) of them have published a
research paper and from the residents with previous publication only three had more than one
publication. 92.6% of the respondents were found to have a positive attitude towards academic
research. Some of the major barrier to research identified by the study were the lack of time due
to heavy workload which was an issue for 99(85.3%) of the residents, followed by lack of
Training course 78(67.2%), inadequate Mentor Support 63(54.3%), inadequate financial support
60(51.7%).
Conclusions: The study has showed that the overall attitude of radiology residents across the
country towards academic research was positive but the practice of the residents in various
academic research activities was found to be low.The authors recommend that all the
stakeholders in radiology post graduate education to encourage residents in their academic
pursuits by providing the necessary time and resources needed to perform quality research
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Academic research , Radiology residents