HIV/AIDS information and changing sexual behaviour among undergraduate students in Tanzania

Mosha, Neema Florence; Manda, Paul A.

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“…A study of PLHIV in Iringa revealed that health-care providers, television, radio, relatives and religious leaders were the major sources of HIV information (Rumisha et al, 2006). Another study in Kilimanjaro showed that the major sources of HIV information and young people were print materials (such as books, journals, magazines and research reports) and other sources (television, internet, DVD/CD, radio) (Mosha and Manda, 2012). These studies demonstrate that internet technologies are yet to be fully used by PLHIV in Tanzania to get access to HIV information.…”

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“…Previous research on HIV information seeking behaviour in Africa is scarce and tends to focus on preferences of information sources, and effects of demographic factors on information seeking behaviour (Bastien et al, 2009;Mosha and Manda, 2012;Rumisha et al, 2006). Little attention is given to online information seeking behaviour, outcomes associated with online information seeking behaviour and factors that enhance usage intentions and actual usage of internet to get access to HIV information.…”

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Online information seeking behaviour among people living with HIV in selected public hospitals of Tanzania

Lwoga

Nagu

Sife

2017

JSIT

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Purpose This paper aims to determine factors that influence people living with HIV (PLHIV) to engage in internet-based HIV information seeking behaviour in selected Tanzanian public regional hospitals. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a questionnaire-based survey to 221 PLHIV in two regional public hospitals in Mwanza and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They assessed the validity and reliability of the measurement model by using exploratory factor analysis and also used hierarchical regressions to examine the research hypotheses by using Statistical Package for Social Science. Findings The study found that there is low usage of internet (24.3 per cent) to search online HIV information. Factors related to attitude and information source accessibility predicted usage intentions of internet, while facilitating conditions, information source accessibility and usage intention of internet determined actual use of internet among PLHIV. Age moderated the effects of information source quality and social influence on usage intention of internet, and the effects of the information source accessibility and social influence on actual use of internet. The findings imply that younger PLHIV were more likely to use internet to access HIV information than the older respondents due to perceived ease of accessing information and quality of the online content. Further, older PLHIV were more influenced by the views of others when making decisions to use internet. Practical implications Health-care providers and libraries need to conduct regular studies on health needs of patients, and promote benefits of accessing online information; website designers need to design user-friendly databases; public libraries need to include a section on health information; hospital and public librarians need to provide catalogues of health information resources on their websites; and health-care providers need to improve technological infrastructure. Originality/value This is a comprehensive study that provides empirical findings to better understand the HIV information seeking behaviour from actual internet users, particularly factors that may influence PLHIV to seek online information in Tanzania.

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Online information seeking behaviour among people living with HIV in selected public hospitals of Tanzania

Lwoga

Nagu

Sife

2017

JSIT

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Reflections of affect in studies of information behavior in HIV/AIDS contexts: An exploratory quantitative content analysis

Julien¹,

Fourie²

2015

Library & Information Science Research

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Information seeking and use are critically important for people living with HIV/AIDS, and for those who care for people with HIV/AIDS. In addition, the HIV/AIDS context is characterized by significant affective or emotional aspects, including stigma, fear, and coping. Thus, studies of information behavior in this context should be expected to take account of emotional variables.In information behavior scholarship, emotional variables have been marginalized in favor of a focus on cognitive aspects, although in recent years greater attention is being paid to the affective realm. This exploratory study used quantitative content analysis to explore the degree to which information behavior studies across a range of disciplines actually include affect or emotion in their analyses. Findings suggest that most studies pay little or no attention to these variables, and that attention has not changed over the past 20 years. Those studies that do account for emotion, however, provide excellent examples of information behavior research that can lead the way for future work.

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Online and offline information seeking behaviours of people living with HIV in a clinic-based setting

Lwoga

2019

GKMC

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Purpose The purpose of this study sought to determine the characteristics that distinguish online from offline information seekers among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) in selected regional hospitals of Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire-based survey was conducted among 341 adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection attending the HIV clinics in the regional referral hospitals in Mwanza, Mbeya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The study used multivariate logistic regressions to determine factors that distinguish online HIV information seekers from offline HIV information seekers. Findings One in every five survey participants sought online HIV information (19.6 per cent, n = 67). Both higher level of education (odds ratio (OR) = 1.765, 95 per cent confidence interval (CI) = 1.208-2.58) and intention to use internet in future (OR = 1.566, 95 per cent CI 1.148-2.136) were predictors of online HIV information seeking behaviour at multivariate analysis. Respondents who sought online information reported to have gained knowledge such as; to understand their conditions better (77.4 per cent, n = 41) and understand information received from health care workers (66 per cent, n = 35), as well as acquisition of health promoting behaviour such as; asking questions during doctor’s visit (55 per cent, n = 35) and consulting a clinician when they have problems (64.3 per cent, n = 33). The offline HIV information seekers (n = 274) did not use internet due to lack of information seeking skills (44.3 per cent, n = 113) and lack of access to internet connectivity (30.2 per cent, n = 77). Originality/value This is a comprehensive study that differentiates online from offline HIV information seekers in the context of sub-Saharan Africa. The results suggest that interventions to improve online access information will empower patients and probably positively affect their health knowledge and health promoting behaviours.

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HIV/AIDS information and changing sexual behaviour among undergraduate students in Tanzania

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Online information seeking behaviour among people living with HIV in selected public hospitals of Tanzania

Online information seeking behaviour among people living with HIV in selected public hospitals of Tanzania

Reflections of affect in studies of information behavior in HIV/AIDS contexts: An exploratory quantitative content analysis

Online and offline information seeking behaviours of people living with HIV in a clinic-based setting

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