knowledge, perception, and use of medical applications among health professions’ students in a nigerian university

Background: harnessing the potentials of applications (apps) for clinical training and practice has turned into the focal point of innovation. objectives: the current study was aimed to determine knowledge, perception, and medical apps use among medical students of a nigerian university. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 320 medical students (193 males and 127 females) are participated, with a response rate of 90.9%. the face and content validity was determined by a pilot test on obtained information about knowledge, perception, and use of medical applications, as well as socio-demographic characteristics. descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. alpha level was set at p < 0.05. results: the 12-months and point prevalence of smartphone ownership and using smartphone-based medical apps were 90% and 81.9%; and 65.9% and 50.9%, respectively. there was a high level of knowledge (81.9%), and positive perception (80%) about medical apps use. knowledge of medical apps usage was significantly associated with each of age (χ^2 = 30.541, p = 0.001) and academic levels (χ^2 = 19.270, p = 0.001). a significant association was found between the perception of medical apps and age (χ^2 = 13.554, p = 0.004). also, there was a significant association between current use of medical apps and each of age (χ^2 = 12.018, p = 0.007) and academic levels (χ^2 =11.297, p = 0.002). conclusions: although smartphone ownership was high among nigerian medical students, their usage of smartphone-based medical apps was moderate. being of younger age and higher level of study are major contributors to a high level of knowledge and positive perception about medical apps use.