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There is a plethora of literature on information behaviour of different user groups across disciplines in Malawi with little evidence on health professionals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study investigated the information behaviour of health professionals at one of the three biggest hospitals in Malawi.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A descriptive survey design was used. Ninety\u2010four health professionals participated in the study. SPSS was used for descriptive analysis to generate frequencies and percentages.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Personal and professional development constituted the major information need among all the health professionals. Health professionals used books and colleagues as sources of information, but many preferred to use websites, rather than print resources. 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