Perception of Healthcare Professionals towards Electronic-Prescribing at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 6

Comparison of the perception of HCPs based on their characteristics ().

Variables	Category	Frequency (%)	Attitude (mean rank score)	Mann–Whitney/Kruskal-Wallis test	value	-score
Perceived usefulness
Qualification	Physicians	208	211.75	17.671	0.007
	Nurse	120	174.86
	Psychiatric nurse	15	218.40
	Anesthetist	7	164.93
	Optometrist	31	231.87
	Health officer	3	354.67
	Physiotherapist	17	170.03
Years of work experience	<1 year	75	175.91	12.080	0.034
	1-5 years	194	207.82
	6-10 years	104	194.09
	10-15 years	21	224.29
	16-20	4	307.63
	>20	3	321.67
Year of computer use experience	<1 year	82	186.82	15.495	0.004
	1-5 years	202	186.51
	6-10 years	86	232.34
	10-15 years	14	238.89
	>15 years	17	251.88
Heard about e-prescriptions	Yes	231	235.02	11776.00	<0.001	-6.863
	No	170	154.77
Heard about e-prescription software	Yes	143	246.91	11882.50	<0.001	-5.914
	No	258	175.56
Previous use of e-prescription	Yes	33	264.92	3962.50	0.001	-3.313
	No	368	195.27
Perceived ease of use
Years of work experience	<1 year	75	170.88	11.516	0.042
	1-5 years	194	208.46
	6-10 years	104	205.03
	10-15 years	21	237.17
	16-20	4	95.13
	>20	3	219.83
Heard about e-prescriptions	Yes	231	216.02	16165.00	0.002	-3.033
	No	170	180.59
Heard about e-prescription software	Yes	143	225.82	14897.50	0.001	-3.201
	No	258	187.24
Perceived fitness
Years of work experience	<1 year	75	170.88	11.516	0.003
	1-5 years	194	208.46
	6-10 years	104	205.03
	10-15 years	21	237.17
	16-20	4	95.13
	>20	3	219.83
Heard about e-prescriptions	Yes	231	216.46	16064.00	0.002	-3.140
	No	170	179.99
Heard about e-prescription software	Yes	143	227.17	14705.00	0.001	-3.395
	No	143	227.17

HCPs: healthcare professionals; : frequency; e-prescribing: electronic-prescribing.