Skip to main content

Table 4 Self -reported barriers to spirometry practice among doctor as related to the type of hospital (there may be more than one response for the same respondent).

From: Evaluation of Current Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Spirometry among Hospital -based Nigerian Doctors

Reasons

TH & FMC

DGH & PH

Total

 

(n = 260)

(n = 71)

(n = 331)

Unavailabilty

162(62.3)

45(63.3)

207(62.5)

Unaware of usefulness

39(15.0)

18((25.4)

57(17.2)

Lack of time

28(10.8)

0(0.0)

28(8.5)

Lack of knowledge

15(5.8)

0(0.0)

15(4.5)

No impt to treatment

6(2.3)

3(4.2)

9(2.7)

Patient reluctant

6(2.3)

0(0.0)

6(1.8)

Expensive

3(1.2)

0(0.0)

3(0.9)

Other reasons

1(0.4)

5(7.0)

6(1.8)

  1. X2 = 9.79 df = 7 p = 0.201