This study investigated lecturers’ physiognomies as determinant of Information Technology (IT) skills among health information management students in Cross River State. The research adopted a descriptive research design of correlational type. Students from health institutions in Cross River State were selected using multi-stage sampling technique and a total of 216 students were selected at random for the study (116 female and 100 male students). Lecturers’ attitude scale (p=0.86) was used as a measure of the lecturers’ characteristics factors, and student IT skills questionnaire in health information management. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression were used as tools for data analysis at 05 level of significance. Majority of the respondents agreed that they have knowledge of how to use applications like power point (90.5), a good number (80.5%) have ability to work with data base management application and can create tables without any assistance. While, (54.5%) of the professionals do not have the ability to use electronic clinical coding as well as have access to health-related archives on the internet. result also shows that, there is significant relative contribution of the independent variables (lecturers’ qualification, experience, attitude and gender) on student IT skills among health information management students (F (4,204) =23.760; p <0.05). Accounted for 30.5% of the total variance in IT skills among student in health information management in Cross River State. Out of the four (4) independent variables (lecturers’ qualification, teaching experience, attitude and gender), lecturers’ experience [β =.472, t (204) = 7.579, p< .05] and lecturers’ attitude [β = .062, t (204) = 1.062, p< .05], are the most influential predictor variables on IT skills of students in health information management in Cross River State, also gender and qualification did not have any influence on student IT skills. Recommendations were made that workshops, seminar and conferences should be organized by government, professional agencies to enlighten lecturers on measures of improving IT skills among students.
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