Engaging Social Media for Health Communication in Africa:Approaches, Results and Lessons

Fayoyin, Adebayo

doi:10.4172/2165-7912.1000315

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“…More recently, social media platforms, specifically, Facebook and WhatsApp, have been identified as important channels for exchanging health information. 48 Another crucial element is the inability of laboratories to purchase appropriate resources to enable health professionals to conduct the necessary diagnostic tests to inform therapy, including antibiotic prescriptions. Inadequate infrastructure in the form of reliable transportation also prevents community health workers from attending to the needs of communities, particularly those remotely located.…”

Section: Implementation Barriers and Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance: stakeholder analysis of implementation in Ghana

Jimah

Ogunseitan

2020

Journal of Global Health Reports

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Background Background Understanding potential barriers to implementation of public health policy is important to ensure well-informed decisions, and stakeholders play critical roles in implementation. Stakeholder analysis is expected to shed light on Ghana's progress with the implementation of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance since the completion of the Global Health Security Agenda's Joint External Evaluation. The outcome of stakeholder analysis can improve understanding of their roles and institutional capacity to promote prudent use of antibiotics in populations at the community level. Methods Methods Eight semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with participants of the Joint External Evaluation process, including personnel from the policy, research, and practice programs in Ghana's public health sector. In-person interviews were conducted between September and October 2018 in the Greater Accra and Upper West regions.

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Section: Implementation Barriers and Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance: stakeholder analysis of implementation in Ghana

Jimah

Ogunseitan

2020

Journal of Global Health Reports

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“…The West African country utilised social media (e.g. Twitter and Facebook) for promoting accurate and scientific information about the transmission and prevention of the Ebola outbreak in 2014, which might have contributed to the control efforts of the epidemic (27). In terms of COVID-19, the Government of Vietnam, a country which has successfully contained the disease (28,29), has tackled rumours and misinformation by applying hefty fines (e.g.…”

Section: First Strengthening Governments' Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rumour and social stigma as barriers to the prevention of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What solutions to consider?

Huda¹,

Islam²,

Qureshi³

et al. 2020

Global Biosecurity

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Globally, multiple factors have elevated the risk and contributed to the fast spread of COVID-19. Alongside this, unsolicited rumours and social stigma are believed to be two possible barriers to the effective prevention of the disease. Despite measures taken, rumours and social stigma related to COVID-19 tend to increase globally. Several studies document that rumours and social stigma may fuel the risk and rapid spread of COVID-19. However, how these rumours and social stigma act as barriers to the prevention of the COVID-19 outbreak remain unclear. This article aims to discuss how rumours and social stigma can undermine the preventive and clinical efforts to fight against the spread of COVID-19 and suggest potential policy implications for addressing rumours and social stigma and optimising preventive efforts. A narrative review of secondary sources of data, including published studies, grey literature and authentic press reports was conducted. The analysis indicates that unverified rumours associated with COVID-19 may weaken people's preparedness for a new infectious disease by driving them to wrong treatment and preventing them from adhering to evidence-based medical suggestions and treatment. Findings also suggest that social stigma may reduce healthcare workers' agency and self-respect to provide support, treatment and care for those with COVID-19. Social stigma may also constrain participation in screening, testing, quarantine, isolation, and treatment of the disease. This article offers six potential policy pathways and emphasises the national and international coordination of all stakeholders for addressing rumours and social stigma associated with COVID-19.

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“…Overall, SM is currently an accepted platform for sharing health related information and discussing public issues (e.g. Fayoyin, 2016;Siddique et al, 2016;Morales, 2016;Cochi et al, 2016;Fayoyin, 2016;Onnela et al, 2016).…”

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Investigating the role of social media in polio prevention in India: a Delphi-DEMATEL approach

Kaviani

Bottani

Dash

et al. 2018

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Purpose-This study aims to evaluate the role of social media (SM) tools in the polio prevention in an Indian context, using a hybrid Delphi-DEMATEL approach. Design/methodology/approach-A preliminary list of suitable evaluation criteria was derived from an extensive literature review. Ten experts were then contacted to collect data and finalize the most prominent criteria using the Delphi method. To establish cause-effect relationships among the criteria, further data were collected from twenty-one experts. The decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method was applied to process and interpret the data collected. Findings-The analysis grouped criteria into two sets, i.e. cause and effect. The results show that awareness of social cause and government utilization of resources fall into the cause group; these elements are critical since both directly affect the remaining criteria. These outcomes can help government and businesses to utilize SM for public health surveillance, e.g. to promote schemes/initiatives through sites concerning polio or related health issues. Practical implications-The findings of this research are useful for governments and individual companies to conceive their marketing initiatives akin to polio prevention issues using SM. Originality/value-Despite the emergence of SM, there has been little discussion in existing literature on their role for polio prevention; however, measuring such role could be useful in practice, to help decision makers (DMs) exploiting the potential of SM in the healthcare context. To fill this gap, this study aims to measure the role of SM in polio prevention in the Indian context and to create a cause-effect evaluation model. Using an integrated Delphi-1 DEMATEL framework for decision-making in the healthcare context is another novelty of this study.

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Engaging Social Media for Health Communication in Africa:Approaches, Results and Lessons

Cited by 21 publications

References 16 publications

National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance: stakeholder analysis of implementation in Ghana

National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance: stakeholder analysis of implementation in Ghana

Rumour and social stigma as barriers to the prevention of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What solutions to consider?

Investigating the role of social media in polio prevention in India: a Delphi-DEMATEL approach

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