Introduction:

Informational competence is of great importance in doctoral education. The perceptions of doctoral students in the health sectorin Holguin province (SSHo) with respect to informational competence are not known.

Objective:

To assess the perceptions of doctoral students in the SSHo in relation to their informational competencies.

Material and Methods:

An exploratory study was carried out on a universe of 32 students that included 24 SSHo doctoral students who completed the study questionnaire. A Spanish version of the ALFINVES questionnaire was used to assess informational competencies.

Results:

The answers given to the questions related to knowledge reached scores between 7,59 and 8,66 points. In the area of skills, the items with the lowest scores were the use of indexes to locate information and the use of bibliographic management systems. Meanwhile, the items with the lowest scores relating to attitudes corresponded to the approval of the research topic in conjunction with their tutors, and the knowledge of the basics of copyright and intellectual property.

Conclusions:

It was found that SSHo doctoral students have high self-perceptions of their informational competencies from the perspectives of knowledge, skills, and attitudes; however, aspects susceptible to improvement were identified.

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