The factors significantly associated with EBM practice were ethnicity, attitude, length of work experience as a primary care practitioner and quick access to online reference applications on mobile phones.Īlthough many physicians have suboptimal knowledge of EBM and low levels of practising it, majority of them have a neutral attitude towards EBM practice. It excluded house officers and those working in public and private universities or who were retired from practice.Ī total of 32.9% had a high level of EBM knowledge, 12% had a positive attitude towards EBM and 0.4% had a good level of its practice.
The study included 225 respondents working in either government or private clinics. Data were collected from primary care physicians using self-administered questionnaires on knowledge, practice and attitudes regarding EBM. This cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected health clinics in Selangor. To determine the level of knowledge and practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and the attitudes towards it and to identify the factors associated with its practice among primary care practitioners in Selangor, Malaysia.
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