Scientific medical research and publication in Nigeria

Rahman, GA

doi:10.4314/njsr.v7i3.12289

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“…In addition to present initiatives from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and foreign agencies, other fiscal measures should be incorporated to maximize funding from other government-driven sources, private companies, wealth endowments, and international grants. 3 …”

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Assessment of health-care research and its challenges among medical doctors in Nigeria

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Introduction: Health-care research in Nigeria has been growing over the years but is constrained by many difficulties. This study aimed to identify the challenges encountered in health-care research and suggest policies to address these problems. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study of medical doctors who have been involved in health-related researches. All participants filled a self-administered online questionnaire comprising 31 questions in five sections. The responses were analyzed using the Google forms and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 23. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 41.0 ± 8.4 years. Three-quarters of the respondents (75.5%) worked in teaching hospitals. Nearly all (96.6%) carried out their studies using personal funds and only one in 10 had been involved in high-budget projects (≥₦1,000,000). The generation of quality researches was impeded by the restriction of literature review to free online journals (93.2%), incomplete health records (88.0%), limited access to research kits (65.7%), limited use of advanced statistical analysis (29.8%), and challenges with obtaining ethical approval (21.2%). Despite the average online visibility of these researches (52.2%), only 28.5% stated that it has been locally adopted to influence medical practice in their center. Conclusion: There is a wide disparity in research capacity among hospital tiers. It is important to leverage on and expand existing partnerships to provide institutional access to premium literature, offer robust, and assessable financial support for the conduct of high-quality researches and provide a framework to bridge the gap in the use of these works to influence practice change in Nigeria.

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“…1 As a result of the dynamic nature of medicine, continuous research in healthcare is required to advance scientific knowledge, improve practice, and ultimately provide better healthcare for patients. 2 3 …”

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“…18 Similarly, inadequate funding has been previously reported as a challenge among medical and health care researchers. 19 Based on the results of the final model of the MLR, 2 factors were associated with interest in PBR among pharmacists in Nigeria: interest in the conduct and publication of research and knowledge of how the research was relevant to their area of practice. Our study found that there is 99.6% lesser chance of having interest in PBR for a pharmacist who has no interest in research publications.…”

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“…18 Similarly, inadequate funding has been previously reported as a challenge among medical and health care researchers. 19…”

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Factors Associated With an Interest in Practice-Based Research Among Pharmacists in Nigeria

Shitu

Jatau

Mohammed

et al. 2019

Journal of Pharmacy Technology

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Background: Practice-based research (PBR) is employed in the pharmacy profession to improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery. Although widely practiced in developed countries, it is rarely used in developing countries, including Nigeria. Objectives: To determine the factors associated with Nigerian pharmacists' interest in PBR. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study utilizing an online survey. Pharmacists currently practicing in Nigeria were invited to participate. A hyperlink to the online questionnaire was shared with members of relevant professional bodies via Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. Reminders were sent to facilitate a high response rate. Factors associated with pharmacists' interest in PBR were determined using multiple logistic regression. Results: Two hundred and three completed responses were received from the survey. The majority, 94.6% (192), expressed an interest in PBR and believed that it would enhance their pharmacy practice and role in patient care. The multivariable analysis showed that pharmacists' interest in publishing their research findings in peer-reviewed journals (odds ratio = 0.004, 95% confidence interval = 0.00-0.05, P < .001) and their knowledge of the professional relevance of research pertaining to their area of practice within the health care system (odds ratio = 0.02, 95% confidence interval = 0.00-0.47, P = .015) were found to be independent predictors of pharmacists' interest in PBR. Conclusion: There is an interest in PBR among practicing pharmacists in Nigeria. The provision of evidence-based pharmaceutical services in Nigeria will be enhanced by interventions that encourage the conduct of research and publication of research findings, and by improving knowledge of the professional relevance of PBR in pharmacy practice areas.

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“…Admittedly, this design was a bit unfair to the respondents but it provides some baseline data upon which future studies can be built. Now, sponsorship is one big issue in Nigeria and has been recognized as a barrier to productivity and research output [ 9 ]. While sponsorship from commercial sponsors is a recognized source of temptation [ 10 , 11 ], over a decade ago, Okebukola of the Nigerian Universities Commission identified "difficulty in accessing research funds" as one of the major reasons for the declining research productivity in Nigerian tertiary institutions [ 12 ].…”

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Determinants of journal choice among Nigerian medics

Olusegun¹,

Olayinka²,

Modupe³

et al. 2015

Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionDespite the well-known maxim "publish or perish" among academicians, productivity remains low in Nigeria. There are barriers to academic writing which must be identified and addressed. Even after addressing those barriers, authors are faced with another dilemma-where to publish. It was the concern of the authors to evaluate perceived barriers to academic writing and the determinants of journal choice among Nigerian academics. They also attempted to evaluate the determinants of journal choice and perceived barriers to academic writing among Nigerian academicians. Respondents were academicians used in the context of this study to mean anyone involved in academic writing. Such persons must have written and published at least one paper in a peer-reviewed journal in the preceding year to be included in the survey. An online-based self-administered questionnaire.MethodsAn online structured and self-administered questionnaire-based cross sectional survey of Nigerian medical academicians was conducted over a period of one year using a Google-powered questionnaire. The questionnaire assessed the determinants of journal choice, perceived barriers to publications, number of publications in the preceding year as a measure of academic productivity and the highest publication fee authors were willing to pay.ResultsOf the over 500 email request sent, a total of 200 academicians responded (response rate of 40%). The male and female distribution was 120 and 80 respectively. The highest number of respondents were lecturer 1 and senior lecturers (or junior faculty) (69.5%) however the senior faculty had the higher number of publications in the preceding year. Indexing (35.5%) was the most important determinant of journal choice whilst ease of submission (2.1%) was the least. Unfriendly environment (46%) was the most perceived barrier to publication. Though, majority (88.5%) of the respondents were willing to pay up $300 as publication fees, twice as many junior faculty members (28%) were willing to pay more than $300 as publication fee when compared with professors (12.5%). About 140 of the respondents (70%) were doctors/dentists.ConclusionIn this study, the major determinant of journal choice among Nigerian medics is journal indexing and unfriendly environment appears to be the major perceived barrier to publication. Encouraging a friendly and conducive environment in the universities will impact positively in academic productivity amongst Nigerian faulty members.

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Scientific medical research and publication in Nigeria

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Assessment of health-care research and its challenges among medical doctors in Nigeria

Assessment of health-care research and its challenges among medical doctors in Nigeria

Factors Associated With an Interest in Practice-Based Research Among Pharmacists in Nigeria

Determinants of journal choice among Nigerian medics

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