Effect of Education on the Adoption of the Portal in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) of Related to Health Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Introduction: Organizational portals play a key role in increasing the efficiency of NGOs. Considering that education as one of the important factors can affect people's conception of usefulness, accepting and using portal. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of education on the adoption of a portal in health organizations based on the technology acceptance model. Methods:   The present study was an applied investigation. The statistical population was all employees of non-governmental organizations related to health in Tabriz in 1398. Among them, 32 staffs were selected by purposive sampling and included in the study. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire of factors influencing the adoption of technology which confirmed its validity and reliability in previous studies. Data analysis was performed using paired t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression in SPSS 22 software. Results:   The mean age of participants was 46 years in the study. 59.38% of participants had average level of computer skills and familiarity with IT and 68.75% of them were not familiar with the portal. Also, there was a significant difference between the adoption of the portal technology before and after the training (p-value = 0.05). Conclusion:   The major results of the present study indicate that educational plan had a positive impact on improving portal technology adoption in health-related NGOs. Thus, planners need to consider the impact of this factor on their policies.