African emergency care providers' attitudes and practices towards research.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency care research in Africa is not on par with other world regions. The study aimed to assess the perceptions and practices towards research among current emergency care providers in Africa.

Methods

A survey was sent to all individual members of the African Federation of Emergency Medicine. The survey was available in English and French.

Results

One hundred and sixty-eight responses were analysed (invited n = 540, responded n = 188, 34.8%, excluded n = 20). Responders' mean age was 36.3 years (SD = 9.1); 122 (72.6%) were male, 104 (61.9%) were doctors, and 127 (75.6%) were African trained. Thirty-seven (22%) have never been involved in research; 33 (19.6%) have been involved in ⩾5 research projects. African related projects were mostly relevant to A

SUBMITTER: van Hoving DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234192 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature