Knowledge Acquisition, Sharing, and Use and Innovative Behaviour Among Health Records Practitioners in Teaching Hospitals in Southwest Nigeria

Abstract

It is observed that health records and information management practices face innovation deficits despite the raising use of digital health information system. Therefore, this study looked at knowledge acquisition (KA), knowledge sharing (KS), and knowledge use (KU) as correlates of innovative behavior (IB) among health records practitioners (HRP) in southwestern Nigerian teaching hospitals. The correlation-type survey research design was employed. 560 health records personnel make up the population, and a standardised questionnaire was used as the research tool. Cronbach’s alpha values for the tool ranged from 0.82 to 0.94, indicating good internal consistency.  Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation (PPMC), and multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings indicated KA, KS and KU had significant relationships IB of health records personnel. More importantly, KA, KS, and KU significantly influenced IB of the respondents. KU had the most powerful influence on IB of the respondents, followed by KS and KA. The regression model accounted for a high percentage of 63.6% total variance in IB of the respondents. The research wraps up that building knowledge processes in the teaching hospitals can greatly improve the innovative behaviour of health records practitioners. It further suggests systematic learning systems, shared cultures, and practice-based professional learning to enhance long-term innovation.

Received: 15 July  2026 / Accepted: 31  August 2026 / Published: September 2026