Objective: To determine the faculty member’s
perception about the individual factors contributing to
research productivity in Combined Military Hospital
(CMH) Lahore Medical College.
Methodology: In this descriptive study, 100 faculty
members participated. Study time period was from
January to June 2021 andconvenient sampling
technique was used. Data was analyzed using SPSS
version 20.
Results: Out of 100 members, 34% were male and
66% female. Mean score of all the individual factors
was 3.57 ± 0.44. Male participants managed to take
time for research activities more (M = 3.52) as
compared with females (M = 2.97) (p = 0.016). More
males managed to publish their articles in international
journals. This difference was statistically significant
(p = 0.040).
Conclusion: Time management for research
activities, international publications and grant getting
skills were major constraints faced by the faculty and
negatively influenced research culture.
Keywords: Individual factors, research culture,
globalization, health professionals.
Tahira Raza,, Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry. (2022) Individual factors influencing research culture among faculty of Combined Military Hospital Lahore Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, , Volume 47, Issue 1.
