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. 2022 Apr-Jun;13(2):106-113.
doi: 10.4103/picr.PICR_152_20. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

An exploration of profile, perceptions, barriers, and predictors of research engagement among resident doctors: a report from CHARTING study

Martin Igbokwe  1 , Oladimeji Adebayo  2 , Oluwaseyi Ogunsuji  3 , Gbenga Popoola  4 , Rereloluwa Babalola  1 , Sebastine Oseghae Oiwoh  5 , Anuoluwapo Mojisola Makinde  1 , Adebayo Makinde Adeniyi  6 , Kehinde Kanmodi  7 , Wasinda Francis Umar  8 , Ayanfe Omololu  9 , Ibiyemi Oduyemi  10 , Abdulmajid Ibrahim Yahya  11 , Aliyu Sokomba  12
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An exploration of profile, perceptions, barriers, and predictors of research engagement among resident doctors: a report from CHARTING study

Martin Igbokwe et al. Perspect Clin Res. 2022 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Purpose/aims: This research aimed to study the profile, perceptions, barriers, and predictors of Nigerian resident doctors' level of engagement in scientific research.

Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative survey of 438 resident doctors in Nigeria. This study forms a part of the big CHARTING Study, the protocol of which was published in "Nigeria Journal of Medicine 2019;28:198-205."

Results: Three hundred and eighteen (72.8%) respondents were male and 119 (27.2%) were female. There were 229 (52.4%) registrars and 208 (47.6%) senior registrars, while residents in surgical versus nonsurgical specialties were 190 (44.5%) and 237 (55.5%), respectively. Three hundred and sixty-eight (85%) respondents had participated previously in research; 67 (15.6%) and 72 (16.6%) had their papers published in local or international journals, respectively; and only 46 (10.6%) had held first authorship positions in peer-reviewed journal publications. The significant barriers to research identified among them included lack of funding, lack of free time, inadequate training/knowledge on research methodology, and the onerous nature of clinical research. The independent predictor of previous engagement with research was years on current job (P = 0.007). This was similar to finding for the first authorship of a peer-reviewed article among the respondents (P = 0.017).

Conclusion: This study concludes that publication and grantsmanship rates were very low among the surveyed resident doctors, despite their high rate of engagement in research projects. There is a need for increased research capacity building among resident doctors in Nigeria.

Keywords: Academics; Nigeria; publication; research; resident doctors; workplace.

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