Perceived accessibility, and adequacy of COVID-19 related information in Nigeria
J. Public Health Africa (Online)
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13(2): 1-5, 2022. tables
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1392410
ABSTRACT
Information on COVID-19 has evolved and blended with fake news, which the public, unfortunately, has to make an individual decision on how to use. As a result, access to authentic and adequate health information on COVID-19 is crucial for curbing the ongoing pandemic. The study was aimed at identifying sources of information on COVID-19 commonly used by adult Nigerian residents; determine the adequacy of information received; determine the accessibility of information on COVID-19 among Nigerians, and explore the relationship between location and access to information. An adapted version of the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVID-19 behavioral insight questionnaire was used to collect data from 1,039 adult residents in Nigeria across the geopolitical zones through an online survey. Analysis was done using SPSS version 24. Logistic regression was used to examine if location predicts access to information. Social media was identified as the major source of information among Nigerians. The top three accessible sources included social media 807(77.7%), television 546 (52.6%), and WHO websites 340 (32.7%). It was also found that they perceived information received on COVID-19 as adequate. The logistic regression model of the location did not predict access to COVID-19 information (p<0.05; 95% CI). Health authorities like the WHO, the ministry of health, CDC should optimize social media for better health information coverage.
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Assunto principal:
Teste de Ácido Nucleico para COVID-19
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J. Public Health Africa (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Department of Nursing Sciences, Abia State University, Uturu/NG
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Department of Nursing Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University/NG
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Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Nigeria,Nsukka/NG
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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust/MP
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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Essex/GB
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