Information literacy of Family Physicians in the Urban Area of Mazandaran Province

Undoubtedly, information literacy plays an important role to obtain accurate and accessible on time information. The purpose of this study was to assess information literacy among urban family physicians in Mazandaran province.
this study is descriptive-analytic in nature. The study population included 323 of family physicians selected by multi-cluster sampling method in the cities of mazandaran province. Data were collected via a questionnaire with Cranach’s alpha of 0.86.
Content validity of the questionnaire was determined by researchers, health professionals and experts. data was analyzed via confirmatory factor analysis and lisrel software.
the results showed that model was fit with RMSEA=0.078, CFI= 0.91, GFI=0.93, and AGFI=0.94. Dimensions of information literacy p-value were: information knowledge (t=7.07), information skills( t=7.96), and information attitude(t=6.36).
The results showed that the information literacy had three dimensions: information knowledge with three indicators of computers and networks, ethical and security issues, and other forms of information, information skills with three indicators of using technology of software , technology of business, and using communication electronically, and attitude with three indicators of understanding of information technology, learning technology, and use of information technology.