Information communication networking in rural communities: the case of women in Imo State, Nigeria

Uhegbu, A.N.

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“…There have been some studies on women's access to information in rural Africa (Nginwa et al, 1997;Uhegbu, 2000), but these studies confirmed the need for conceptual and/or methodological improvements in research. Mutua (1997, p. 74) for example, recommended that: Further investigation is required as to how women's groups might provide the information structure for the community as a whole .…”

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Information behaviour of primary health care providers in rural Uganda

Musoke

2007

Journal of Documentation

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate the accessibility and use of health information among primary health care providers. The study focused on women and health workers' experiences with information in rural Uganda. Design/methodology/approach -Face-to-face interviews (82) were conducted using an interview schedule that consisted of open questions and one relating to health information critical incidents. A holistic inductive paradigm was used with a grounded theory analysis. An "Interaction-value model" emerged from the study. The model was driven by the value and impact of information, unlike previous information models which have been driven by information needs. Findings -The findings have a number of implications for improving information provision, and further research. Originality/value -This study has demonstrated that, although an information need could trigger off an information activity, the subsequent information processes could only be sustained by the value of information. The study has also shown that health workers were generally active information seekers, whereas women were mainly passive. IntroductionThe development of effective information services for rural people, and the policies governing their implementation and use, depends on ample knowledge of rural people's information environment and behaviour. Hardly any empirical data exists on this topic in Uganda. Focusing research on rural health workers, who are professionally isolated, is an important step in improving their information infrastructure. This would indirectly enhance information provision to the communities they serve. At a local level, the study is important because the majority of Ugandans do not see high level health workers when they seek health care; it is provided within the family, community or health units run by nurses and clinical officers. The main aim of the study was therefore to investigate the accessibility and use of health information among women and health workers, who are at the lowest level of Primary Health Care (PHC) service delivery in rural Uganda.Unlike studies in the developed world which tend to focus on information systems and retrieval (Vakkari, 1999;Spink, 1999), the interest of an information researcher in a

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Section: Research Contextmentioning

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Information behaviour of primary health care providers in rural Uganda

Musoke

2007

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“…Another part of the status problem is women's secretiveness, being too often unwilling to interact with one another and share information. This more often than not fuels ignorance, misunderstanding, fear, rumour and gossip (Uhegbu, 2000).…”

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“…This situation could be a result of what Nwokocha and Uhegbu (2000) deem to be the use of inappropriate channels of information dissemination which do not ensure accessibility to HIV/AIDS information. Research by Uhegbu (2000) has shown that the mass media are not easily accessible to many rural Nigerians due to factors such as poverty and illiteracy. The solution to combating the continued HIV/AIDS ignorance of the rural women therefore lies in adopting more accessible, convenient, familiar and cost-effective dissemination methods which could usher in a new understanding and appreciation of the reality of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.…”

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Decades of persistent ignorance towards sustainable dissemination of HIV/AIDS information among rural women in Imo State, Nigeria

Uhegbu

Okereke²

2006

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Purpose -This paper focuses on the methods for achieving effective and sustainable HIV/AIDS information dissemination to the rural women in Imo State, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach -A discursive paper with an argument based on reliable sources from the literature. Findings -The paper argues that the various channels already used to disseminate HIV/AIDS information to the rural women, such as the establishment of the National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA), the organisation of conferences and talks, and the use of mass media, may not be achieving the desired results in view of the fact that in spite of all the campaigns, the rates of infection continue upwards.Research limitations/implications -The focus of the paper is practical rather than researchoriented, but if new methods were adopted, further research would be needed to see if these methods were indeed effective. Practical implications -This paper identifies better practical methods for disseminating AIDS information, advocating the use of institutional frameworks, community inter-groups, community information centres, information repackaging and the adoption of vernacular as the language of communication as effective and sustainable methods of disseminating HIV/AIDS information to rural women. Originality/value -If adopted, the new methods outlined in this paper will encourage innovatory and more effective ways of improving information flow thus improving public health.

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“…These are the contending forces this writer saw, and was moved to carry out this investigation because there is an urgent need to unravel these forces that impede interactive interpersonal information networking among rural women in Imo State. (1) To determine the social, economic, political and other factors that constrain effective interactive interpersonal information networking among rural women; (2) To establish the effect of the factors on the mode of interaction among them; (3) To find out whether biology (nature) or some other factors negatively affect interaction among women; (4) To highlight the nature of the information they disseminate and the mode of dissemination; and (5) To find solutions to the problems identified.…”

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Deterrents to effective interactive interpersonal information networking of rural women in Imo State, Nigeria

Uhegbu

Opeke

2004

Journal of Information Science

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Exploring the various inhibitors to effective interactive interpersonal information networking of rural women in ImoState is the focus of this investigation. Using questionnaire and oral interview instruments, 500 rural women were surveyed drawn from six local government areas, spread across the three senatorial zones that make up the State. Proportionate, and simple random sampling techniques were used to determine the sample size of the respondents. Two research hypotheses were formulated to guide the focus of this investigation. Chi-square statistics were used to test the two hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance while percentages were adopted to explain other variables. Results show that age and education do not inhibit the interactive interpersonal information networking of rural women, whereas religion and marital status do. Social, economic, cultural, political, attitudinal and even infrastructural conditions also frustrate information networking. Forfeiture of vital news, growth of gossip/rumour, women's hatred of themselves, and wrong perception of the womenfolk amongst others are some of the negative effects of these inhibitors.

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Information communication networking in rural communities: the case of women in Imo State, Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 3 publications

Information behaviour of primary health care providers in rural Uganda

Information behaviour of primary health care providers in rural Uganda

Decades of persistent ignorance towards sustainable dissemination of HIV/AIDS information among rural women in Imo State, Nigeria

Deterrents to effective interactive interpersonal information networking of rural women in Imo State, Nigeria

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