Is Mobile Phone Use Invading Multiple Boundaries? A Study of Rural Illiterate Women in India

Garg, Chhavi

doi:10.1177/0971521520974845

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“…nearly 85% of the rural illiterate women studied were found to be using a mobile phone without necessarily owning it. It was their quickest means of communication and receiving information [32].…”

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Assessing role of infodemics through mHealth, social media, and electronic media on COVID-19 and its vaccination among caregivers and healthcare providers in Pakistan: A qualitative exploratory study (Preprint)

Kazi,

Ahsan,

Jabeen

et al. 2023

JMIR Infodemiology

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Background:The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on different countries due to which various health and safety measures were implemented with digital media playing a pivotal role. However, digital media also poses significant concerns, such as misinformation and lack of direction. Objective:We aimed to explore the role of digital and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic and its vaccines to understand the nature of the infodemic among caregivers and healthcare providers in an LMIC. Methods:This study employed a qualitative exploratory study design with purposive sampling strategies, conducted at three primary healthcare facilities in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Seven focus group discussions with healthcare providers and 60 in-depth interviews with caregivers were conducted using semi-structured interviews through virtual platforms (Connect on Call and Zoom). Transcripts were analyzed through thematic analysis.Results: Our study revealed the pivotal role of electronic media, mHealth and social media during the pandemic. Four major themes were identified which include (1) sources of information about COVID-19 and its vaccination, (2) electronic media value and misleading communication, (3) mHealth leveraging and limitations during COVID-19 and (4) social media influence and barriers during COVID-19. Healthcare providers and caregivers shared that common sources of information were electronic media and mHealth, followed by social media. Some participants also used global media for more reliable information related to COVID-19. mHealth solutions such as public awareness messages, videos, call ringtones, and helplines promoted COVID-19 prevention techniques and vaccine registration. However, overwhelming influx of news, social-political narratives including misinformation/disinformation through social media such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter were found to be the primary enablers of vaccine-related infodemics. Electronic media and mHealth were utilized more widely to promote the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine-related information and communication. However, social, and electronic media-driven infodemics were identified as major factors for misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine hesitancy. Further, this study also found a digital divide between the urban and rural populations, with the use of electronic media in rural, and social media in urban settings respectively. Conclusions:In conclusion this study found that in a resource-constrained setting like Pakistan the usage of mHealth, social media and electronic media on information spread (both factual and mis-and disinformation) relating to COVID-19 and its vaccination had a significant impact on vaccination attitudes. Based on qualitative findings, this study generated a model of digital communications and information dissemination 'to increase knowledge about COVID-19 and its prevention measures, including vaccination which can be replicated in similar settings for other disease burdens and related infodemics. Further to

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Assessing role of infodemics through mHealth, social media, and electronic media on COVID-19 and its vaccination among caregivers and healthcare providers in Pakistan: A qualitative exploratory study (Preprint)

Kazi,

Ahsan,

Jabeen

et al. 2023

JMIR Infodemiology

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“…A'ali's (2021) research on the linguistic practices of senior women leading businesses in Bahrain reinforces the need for broader research horizons that examine Middle Eastern women in varied regions across the globe. In line with this critique, Garg (2021) draws attention to marginalised groups in India by shedding light on the use of mobile phones by rural illiterate women who blur the boundaries of age, place of residence, gender and literacy levels. By the same token, Rajendra and Sarin (2021) analyse intersections between caste and gender in government-run educational programmes for disadvantaged girls.…”

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Language, gender and sexuality in 2021

Fabrício

2022

GENL

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This year-in-review addresses the way violence and civil unrest manifested intensely in 2021, at the two-year mark of the Covid-19 pandemic, by inspecting the local dramas various authors re-narrate through the lenses of gender, sexuality and their semiotic performances. Three focal points organise the literature recontextualised here. First is the study of the lingering effects of cisheteropatriarchy in different contexts. Second, while forging a diagnosis of the present, the texts reviewed here address ongoing practices that defy the persistent colonial gaze. Third, they propose future paths that follow the decolonial route now at the centre of language, gender and sexuality research. Overall, the works resonate with the sound of the past, the fury of the present and the hope for the future. While transitioning forward with actions set forth today, they reimagine colonial yesterdays. As such, they indicate the chronotopic mobility of power-resistance performances.

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“…In recent times, scholars of media studies have found great value in researching women from underprivileged rural communities. Thus, studies like Bhatia et al (2019) and Garg (2021) have focused on research on mobile phone ownership, usage, behavior, and patterns. Women from tribal communities who are severely marginalized in society because of their remoteness, cultural differences, lack of resources, and country of origin can now integrate into society at large with the aid of mobile phones.…”

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Mobile Phone Usage Pattern of Women of Santal Tribe in West Bengal, India

Shaw

2024

JCM

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The phenomenal rise of mobile phones in the country can be ascribed to the construction of a wide network and diverse mobile phone services available to users from all walks of life. The greatest success of the mobile phone revolution can be explained by its increasing density and remotest reach where no roads exist or people struggle for basic healthcare facilities. It has become a ubiquitous part of life. This commonplace instrument has become an important communication tool in the modern world. With 52,963 residents, West Bengal makes up 5.8% of the state’s total population and 5.01% of all tribal people in the country. Santal, which shares common states of habitation with West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, and Tripura, is the third most populous tribe after Bhil and Gond. The usage patterns of women of Santal tribe in West Bengal, India, served as the basis for this study. The Singur block in West Bengal’s Hooghlydistrict served as the study’s location. Ten Santal tribal women in the age range of 18 to 38 were chosen in total. We conducted in-depth interviews with every participant. It was discovered that women of all ages owned mobile phones, either from self-affordance purchases or inheritance from male family members. They use their phones for various reasons, such as making calls and chatting on social media platforms like WhatsApp, but mostly for their own or their children’s educational requirements

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Is Mobile Phone Use Invading Multiple Boundaries? A Study of Rural Illiterate Women in India

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Assessing role of infodemics through mHealth, social media, and electronic media on COVID-19 and its vaccination among caregivers and healthcare providers in Pakistan: A qualitative exploratory study (Preprint)

Assessing role of infodemics through mHealth, social media, and electronic media on COVID-19 and its vaccination among caregivers and healthcare providers in Pakistan: A qualitative exploratory study (Preprint)

Language, gender and sexuality in 2021

Mobile Phone Usage Pattern of Women of Santal Tribe in West Bengal, India

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