Evaluation of evidence-based medicine adoption among Nigerian surgeons: competence, knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers.

Aim: To determine the competence, knowledge, attitude, and barriers to evidence-based medicine (EBM) among surgeons in southwest Nigeria.

Methods: Between April 1 and June 30, 2019, a composite questionnaire consisting of the McAllister knowledge and attitude questionnaire, the Zwolsman barrier questionnaire, and 5 questions from the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) on competence in EBM was administered to 185 surgeons and trainees in five hospitals in southwest Nigeria.

Results: The study involved 169 respondents (57 surgeons and 112 trainees).