Research Barriers from the Perspective of Academic Members and Strategies for Confronting with These Barriers in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Research productions especially in the forms of research articles have an important role in the scientific developments of the countries. The aim of the present study was to determine the research barriers from the point of view of academic members of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences، Iran. This cross-sectional study was carried out in the year 2009. The tool of gathering data was a two parts designed questionnaire. In the first part demographic characteristics and in the second part research barriers were asked. Research barriers were categorized in five sections including economical and financial، organizational، social and personal، professional and facilities. In total 61 academic members filled in the questionnaires (the response rate was 53. 5%). The minimum and maximum of respondents'' age were 27 and 57 years، respectively and the mean age was 40. 2 ± 6. 8. Forty one of the respondents (69. 5%) were male. Organizational، social and personal plus economical and financial barriers were considered as the most important ones. In order to remove the research barriers expressed by academic members، their demands must be dealt with in three levels including university and ministry authorities، university and faculties'' research authorities، and especial demands.