Factors influencing the information behaviour of doctors and nurses in South Africa's Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Northern Cape provinces: a survey study protocol.
Nombulelo ChithaSikhumbuzo A MabundaVivien EsselItumeleng FunaniLizo GodlimpiBuyiswa SwartbooiOnke R MnyakaJahman ThabedeRuth TshabalalaWezile ChithaPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Ethical approval was obtained from the University of the Witwatersrand Human Research Ethics Committee (reference: M211013) and Walter Sisulu University Human Research Ethics and Biosafety Committee (reference: 099/2021). Permission to access the health facilities was approved by the Provincial Health Research Committees of the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape. Finally, results will be shared with all key stakeholders, including hospital management, clinical staff, through public presentation and direct engagements with stakeholders.
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