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Table 3 Individual related factors for information sharing in Addis Ababa, 2012

From: Knowledge and experience sharing practices among health professionals in hospitals under the Addis Ababa health bureau, Ethiopia

Study variables

Value (%)

Trust is important for knowledge sharing

 

   Yes

165 (53.0%)

   No

80 (26.0%)

   Not certain

66 (21.0%)

Trust on staffs’ knowledge:

 

   Yes

204 (66.0%)

   No

107 (34.0%)

Aware of the importance of knowledge sharing:

 

   Yes

218 (70.0%)

   No

93 (30.0%)

Knowledge sharing reduce competitiveness:

 

   Yes

62 (20.0%)

   No

202 (65.0%)

   Not sure

46 (15.0%)

Information sharing time wasting & make busy:

 

   Yes

112 (36.0%)

   No

199 (64.0%)

Intrinsic motivation vital for information sharing:

 

   Yes

193 (62.0%)

   No

45 (14.0%)

   Not sure

73 (24.0%)

Presence of intrinsic motivation

 

   Yes

250 (80.0%)

   No

61 (20.0%)

Enjoyed with information sharing

 

   Yes

211 (68.0%)

   No

100 (32.0%)

Extrinsic motivation vital for information sharing

 

   Yes

250 (80.0%)

   No

29 (9.0%)

   Not sure

32 (11.0%)

Presence of extrinsic motivation

 

   Recognition

69 (19.0%)

   Financial

27 (5.0%)

   Not

215 (76.0%)