Use of ICT by the Post Graduate Students in Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala
Authors : Dr. Linsha M & Dr. M. Bavakutty
The purpose of this study is to study the use of ICT by the Post Graduate (PG) Medical students of Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala. Questionnaire survey was used to collect the information. The results show that mobile phone is used always by lion’s share (100%) of Medical students. Around 3/4th of the students always use ICT to keep them up to date. The purpose of nearly half of the students (49.41%) is getting career information and followed by educational information (36.47%). Around two third of the students (67.05%) reported that ICT influenced their access to current information. . Around 2/5th (42.35%) of them are moderately satisfied with ICT provision. Inadequate access to ICT facilities is the main problem that hinders the use of ICT. The study also provides suggestions to improve the ICT access among Post Graduate Medical students. A good number of students (69.41%) suggested to provide wireless connectivity and for the proper maintenance of ICT equipments.
Keywords - Information and Communication Technology, Information Technology, Government Medical College, Medical Students, Information Behavior, ICT infrastructure
DOI : 10.26761/IJRLS.7.1.2021.1388 DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.7.1.2021.1388
Cite This Article As: Linsha M & M. Bavakutty (2021). Use of ICT by the Post Graduate Students in Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 7(1) 187-195. www.ijrls.in
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Publication Date : 31 March 2021