ACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF RESEARCH4LIFE DATABASES BY PHARMACY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY AWKA

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the accessibility and strategies to improve access and use of research4life databases by pharmacy undergraduate students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Four research questions gave direction to the study. Survey research design was employed for the study. The sample size for the study consisted of 169 four hundred level undergraduate students of Pharmacy (2023/2024 session). Accessibility and Use of Research4life Databases by Pharmacy Undergraduate Students Questionnaire (AURDPUQ) was used to collect data. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that Research4life platforms were accessible to undergraduate students of pharmacy. The findings of the study further indicated that research4life platforms were used to a low extent by undergraduate students of pharmacy. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that Universities authorities should sustain their efforts towards making research4life platforms accessible to pharmacy undergraduate students.