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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Med.
Sec. Healthcare Professions Education
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1460203

A cross-sectional study of evidence-based practice and its determinants among healthcare professionals in Northwest Ethiopia

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Yideg Melkamu Yideg Melkamu 1Mulusew A. Asemahagn Mulusew A. Asemahagn 2Ayinengida A. Walle Ayinengida A. Walle 2Yawkal Tsega Yawkal Tsega 3*
  • 1 Guhalla district Health Office, Guhalla, Ethiopia, Guhalla, Ethiopia
  • 2 Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
  • 3 Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia

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    Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the integration of current best evidence with clinical expertise by considering patient preferences and values. Evidence based practice has not been well studied in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess EBP and its determinants among health professionals working at primary hospitals in Central Gondar zone public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 health professionals. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The data were entered into EpiData version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. The descriptive, bivariable, and multivariable logistic regression analysis were conducted. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals and p-value <0.05 was used to assess association of explanatory variables with EBP and declare statistical significance, respectively.Result: About 44.1% (95%CI: 39, 50%) of healthcare professionals had good evidence-based

    Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, health professionals, central Gondar zone, Ethiopia, cross-sectional study

    Received: 05 Sep 2024; Accepted: 07 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Melkamu, Asemahagn, Walle and Tsega. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yawkal Tsega, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia

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