International Journal of Advanced Academic Research | ISSN: 2488-9849 Vol. 10, Issue 7 (July, 2024) | www.ijaar.org 121 Okogbenin, C. O., Pogoson, E. E., Okogbenin, E. O., & Oseni, T. I. A. (2024). Determination of Patient Waiting Time and Associated Factors at General Out-Patient Department (GOPD) of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Irrua, Nigeria - An Electronic Medical Record Setting. International Journal of Advanced Academic Research. 10(7), 121-136. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14062207 31/07/2024 DETERMINATION OF PATIENT WAITING TIME AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT (GOPD) OF IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL (ISTH), IRRUA, NIGERIA - AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SETTING Clement Omongbale OKOGBENIN, PharmD Department of Pharmacy, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital ISTH, Irrua, Nigeria. Email address: clementokogbenin2015@gmail.com Orchid.org/0009-0005-7602-3713 Ehiokioya Emmanuel POGOSON MPcPharm. Esther O. OKOGBENIN Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Nigeria. eokogbenin@gmail.com Tijani Idris Ahmad OSENI, MBBS, PhD Department of Family Medicine, Edo State University, Uzarue, Nigeria. Orchid.org/0000-0001-5301-1983 Email address: Tijanioseni@yahoo.com Abstract Background: Prolonged waiting typically affects patients’ satisfaction and may deter subsequent utilization of healthcare facility. There is a paucity of information regarding waiting time in hospitals where the Electronic medical record is been utilized particularly from the patients’ viewpoint. The aim of this study was to assess the waiting time and associated factors at the GOPD clinic of Irrua Specialists Teaching Hospital, (ISTH) where the EMR is fully adopted and operational. Subjects and Methods: An institutional-based descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 318 adult patients aged 21 and above who attended the GOPD of ISTH, Irrua, Nigeria. Patients were selected by simple random sampling and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data at the last service point. Data collected were cleaned and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20. Level of significance was set at p < 0.05.