Perception and Information Seeking  Behaviour of Rural Households towards  Health Promoting Practices in Maigana  District of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Ezeh, C. C.; Ezeh, O. H.

doi:10.4236/ojmp.2017.64019

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“…While only 14.5 per cent of the respondents were having medium level of information need on household health and hygiene practices. The results were in agreement with the findings of Ezeh and Ezeh[4].…”

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Information-Seeking Behaviour of Women Regarding Household Health and Hygiene Practices

Kaur

Sharma

2019

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Background: Inadequate health and hygiene practices have direct effect on health of the individual, family, communities and nation as a whole. The knowledge about different health and hygiene practices depends largely upon the sources from where we regularly get information. Women tend to be the primary health information seekers for family and for themselves. Therefore there is a need to study their information seeking behaviours. Aim: The present study was conducted with the objectives to identify the information-seeking behaviour of women regarding household health and hygiene practices, and to ascertain the relationship of information-seeking behaviour of women with their household and socio-economic characteristics. Methodology: The study was conducted in Ludhiana district of Punjab. Two blocks and two zones were selected purposively from Ludhiana district. Further two villages from each block and two localities from each zone were selected randomly. Twenty five women from each selected village as well as from each locality in the age of 25-50 years were selected on random basis. Thus, a total of 200 women formed the sample for the study and data was collected with the help of an interview schedule. Original Research ArticleResults: Information-seeking behaviour was studied in terms of information needs, use of information source and information source evaluation. Findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents i.e. 59 per cent had low information needs for selected household health and hygiene practices. Informal sources were the most frequently used sources of information whereas use of all information sources by most of the respondents (98%) was found to be low. Around 40 per cent of the respondents never evaluate the source of information while looking for information on household health and hygiene practices. Half of the respondents (50%) had active informationseeking behaviour regarding household health and hygiene practices. Conclusion: Information-seeking behaviour of the respondents was positively correlated with their education, occupation and mass media exposure while age of the respondents and the family type were negatively correlated with their information-seeking behaviour.

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Information-Seeking Behaviour of Women Regarding Household Health and Hygiene Practices

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2019

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“…Hygiene is also one of the parameter that influences the health status of an individual. The study conducted by Ezeh and Ezeh in 2017 [1] states that there exists a vast knowledge gaps coupled with the poor perception of health promoting practices among the respondents. Information is valuable, increases understanding and reduces uncertainty.…”

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Information-seeking Behaviour of Women Regarding Food Related Health and Hygiene Practices

Kaur

Sharma

2019

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The present study was undertaken with the objectives to identify the information-seeking behaviour of women regarding food related health and hygiene practices, and to ascertain the relationship of information-seeking behaviour of women with their personal and socio-economic characteristics. The study was conducted in both the rural and urban areas of Ludhiana district of Punjab, India. A total of 200 women formed the sample for the study, and data was collected with the help of an interview schedule. Information-seeking behaviour was studied in terms of information needs, use of information sources and information source evaluation. Findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents had low information needs for selected food related health and hygiene practices. Informal sources (like family, friends, neighbours and relatives) were the most frequently used sources of information, whereas use of all information sources i.e. formal sources, informal sources and mass media were found to be low by most of the respondents. Information sources were never evaluated by the majority of the respondents while looking for information on food related health and hygiene practices. Most of the respondents possessed passive information-seeking behaviour for food related health and hygiene practices. Information-seeking behaviour of the respondents was positively correlated with their education, caste, family income and mass media exposure while age of the respondents was negatively correlated with their information-seeking behaviour.

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Health Communication Models, Theories and their Applications in Africa

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2023

Media and Communication Theory in Africa

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Perception and Information Seeking Behaviour of Rural Households towards Health Promoting Practices in Maigana District of Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Information-Seeking Behaviour of Women Regarding Household Health and Hygiene Practices

Information-Seeking Behaviour of Women Regarding Household Health and Hygiene Practices

Information-seeking Behaviour of Women Regarding Food Related Health and Hygiene Practices

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