Public perception of radio campaign messages in managing COVID-19 pandemic in selected states, Nigeria

Talabi, Felix Olajide; Oyedeji, Kazeem Alade; Omowale, Adelabu; Sanusi, Bernice Oluwalanu; Adaja, Tokunbo; Talabi, Joseph Moyinoluwa; Bello, Samson Adedapo; Lamidi, Ishola Kamorudeen; Alade, Moyosore

doi:10.1080/21645515.2022.2085958

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“…This was not surprising because the pandemic was global in nature and it affected all countries of the world. This finding support existing studies that investigated the level of awareness of Covid-19 pandemic ( 24 , 25 ). Non-literate awareness on the safety protocol is also worthy of note.…”

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control awareness creation and risk communication of Covid-19 pandemic amongst non-literate population in south-west Nigeria: lessons for future health campaign

Ojeka-John,

Sanusi,

Adelabu

et al. 2023

J Public Health Afr

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Background: Risk communication of Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria appeared to be urban-centred with the dominant use of social media, print communication and other controlled media. In such times of public health emergencies, non-literate population could be vulnerable as a result of their limited understanding of the nature of such health risk. Objective: Therefore, the study seeks to investigate the extent to which NCDC communicated the risk of Covid-19 disease to non-literates population in its public health campaign during the pandemic in South-West Nigeria. Methods: The study adopts risk communication theory which advances the approach communication should take during public health emergencies. Using the concurrent mixed method research design, a sample of 420 respondents were purposively selected from 6 towns in the rural areas of Lagos, Oyo and Osun states to examine the level of awareness on Covid-19 pandemic among non-literates. In addition, NCDC risk communication on Covid-19 for non-literates population were analysed from 3 Jingles in Yoruba language as well as 9 flyers designed for Covid-19 disease from NCDC websites. Results: Results showed that NCDC awareness creation on Covid-19 disease for non-literates in Southwest achieved significant success as a result of the medium used in creating awareness. Specifically, radio was highly rated among majority of the respondents (60.4%) followed by Health workers (19.8%) as channels that created understandable message on Covid-19 safety protocols. Further findings on Jingles content revealed that all Covid-19 safety protocols were communicated in Yoruba language for Southwest populace. However, NCDC fall short in communicating Covid-19 risk effectively for non-literates in Southwest as jingles only buttressed the Covid-19 safety protocols and symptoms as well as the need to comply, without educating the masses on the dreadful nature of the disease and its dynamics. Though flyers designed by the NCDC communicated risk to an extent, nevertheless, graphics and symbols on Covid-19 disease were complimented by words in English language only, which could be difficult for non-literates to decipher. Conclusion: Based on the findings, the study recommends that public health agencies need to educate non-literate population about the nature of a disease more than creating awareness about the outbreak of a disease.

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control awareness creation and risk communication of Covid-19 pandemic amongst non-literate population in south-west Nigeria: lessons for future health campaign

Ojeka-John,

Sanusi,

Adelabu

et al. 2023

J Public Health Afr

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“…Remarkably, the effect size for treatment is large. This finding aligns with Talabi et al, (2022) whose study participants' exposure to radio campaign messages on COVID-19 preventive measures influenced the awareness and adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures during the pandemic. The radio campaign messages were found to be effective is communicating effectively.…”

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Effect of Community Based Sensitization Campaign on Inclusive Education Policy for the Visually Impaired in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State

2022

JEP

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Conventionally, the blind children need braille literacy. This is why there are special education centres across the country to cater for them. However, the 21st century visually impaired persons need more than braille literacy. This is why the Federal Ministry of Education launched Inclusive Education Policy for the visually impaired in 2015. This study investigated the effect of sensitization campaign on both the experimental and control groups prior to and after sensitization campaign.Quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the study. Stratified random sampling method was used to select schools in the categorized areas of Egi, Ndoni, Egbema and Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The sample of the study comprised eight hundred and sixty-six parents and two hundred and forty teachers purposively selected. The Community Sensitization Campaign on Inclusive Education Policy for the Visually Impaired Questionnaire (CSCIEPVIQ) was used to collect data from the 1126 participants. Collected data were analyzed with IBM SPSS. The research question raised was answered using descriptive statistics while the formulated hypothesis was tested at 0.05 alpha level with a multivariate test statistic Analysis of Covariance -ANCOVA. Findings revealed that parents and teachers who were exposed to the sensitization campaign on inclusive education policy for visually impaired gained much knowledge than those who were not exposed. The effect size of the intervention was found to be very high. It was recommended that there should be sensitization campaign for all visually impaired persons in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area. The parents and family members of the visually impaired should be specially acquainted with the prevailing policy too to encourage positive feelings in the family in particular and community at large.

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“…In India, community radio stations in collaboration with the Ministry of Information embarked on COVID-19 awareness programs for people on preventive measures, such as frequent hand washing, wearing of face masks, and social distancing (Laskar & Bhattacharyya, 2021). Access to radio campaign messages on COVID-19 preventive measures is essential in reaching out to a large number of people, thereby enhancing citizens' behaviour by increasing their understanding and adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures (Brownell, 2023;Talabi, Oyedeji, Adelabu, Sanusi, Adaja, Talabi, Bello, Lamidi & Alade, 2022). Radio programs can be an effective medium for informing communities with little access to other media regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies in a timely and accurate manner.…”

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COVID-19 information seeking a survey of residents of Chilinde and Chinsapo Townships in Malawi

Wella,

Mtambo,

Lazaro

2024

SAJLIS

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak spread anxiety among the general public, which was exacerbated by an excessive amount of misleading information. This study investigated the behaviour of Chilinde and Chinsapo residents in seeking COVID-19 information. The study used a quantitative research approach, whereby a modified Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) questionnaire was used to collect data from 627 participants. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the characteristics of the study participants and the sources and types of COVID-19 information used. Most of the participants (71.3%, n=447) reported that they had looked for information about COVID-19 from different sources. Doctors and healthcare providers were the main sources of information on COVID-19. There were 58.1% (n=364) of participants who indicated that they were extremely worried about getting infected with COVID-19. It was further found that there was limited use of online platforms to access COVID-19 information. Multiple logistic regression results showed that male respondents had a higher chance of having online access to COVID-19 information than their female counterparts. Chilinde participants were more likely to have online access, unlike those residing in Chinsapo. This study recommends raising awareness to the masses regarding the use of reputable online sources in crisis situations in the future.

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Public perception of radio campaign messages in managing COVID-19 pandemic in selected states, Nigeria

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control awareness creation and risk communication of Covid-19 pandemic amongst non-literate population in south-west Nigeria: lessons for future health campaign

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control awareness creation and risk communication of Covid-19 pandemic amongst non-literate population in south-west Nigeria: lessons for future health campaign

Effect of Community Based Sensitization Campaign on Inclusive Education Policy for the Visually Impaired in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State

COVID-19 information seeking a survey of residents of Chilinde and Chinsapo Townships in Malawi

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