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Information And Communication Tools For Effective Disemination Of Covid-19 Preventive Education In Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined Information and Communication Technology tools for effective dissemination of Covid-19 preventive education in Oyo, Rivers and Kano States of Nigeria. ICT refers to varieties of technologies that facilitate communication and information sharing. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consists of all young adults (18-35 years) and adults (36 years and above) in Oyo, Kano and Rivers States (which were three of the states with high prevalence of the pandemic) as well as the stakeholders in preventing Covid-19 (officials of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), National Orientation Agency, Ministry of Health and Education). A total of 9000 respondents were selected purposively through multi-stage sampling procedure for the study. The instrument used for data collection was “Preventive Education Strategies as a Vaccine to COVID-19 Prevalence and Related Diseases” (PESVCPRD). The instrument was validate by three experts, while an overall reliability coefficient value of 0.91 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha statistical tool. The descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequency counts were used to analyse the research questions. Findings revealed television as the most preferred media for information dissemination; that the most preferred delivery mode/channel for conveying Covid-19 information is jingles and that the media channels used in disseminating preventive education strategy materials have positive impact on respondents’ knowledge and behaviour on Covid-19 pandemic. The researchers recommended among others that television channel should adopt the language of the immediate environment for disseminating preventive education for effective handling and better understanding of COVID-19 prevalence and related diseases.

Citation

Rashid A. ADERINOYE, Oyedunni ARULOGUN, Omobola O. ADELORE, Morufu A. OYEBAMIJI, Tolulope V. GBADAMOSI, Abiola A. OMOKHABI, Ladan BABANGIDA, Auwalu HALILU, Joy I. EZEALA, Uchechukwu C. OSU, Solomon O. OJEDEJI, Rosheedat ADENIJI, Rukayat O. OGUNDIPE, Oluwamayowa A. ADEDAYO. Information And Communication Tools For Effective Disemination Of Covid-19 Preventive Education In Nigeria, 12, 125-139.

Keywords

ICT Tools, Covid-19, Information Dissemination, Preventive Education

Author Details

Rashid A. ADERINOYE
Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan

Oyedunni ARULOGUN
Department of Health Promotion
and Educaton, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan

Omobola O.ADELORE
Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan

Morufu A. OYEBAMIJI
Department of Adult and Non-Formal
Education, University of Port Harcourt
morufu.oyebamiji@uniport.edu.ng

Tolulope V. GBADAMOSI
Department of Arts and Social
Sciences Education, University of Ibadan

Abiola A. OMOKHABI
Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan

Ladan BABANGIDA
Department of Adult Education and Community
Services, Bayero University, Kano.

Auwalu HALILU
Department of Adult Education and Community
Services, Bayero University, Kano.

Joy I. EZEALA
Department of Adult and Non-Formal
Education, University of Port Harcourt

Uchechukwu C. OSU
Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan

Solomon O. OJEDEJI
Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan

Rosheedat ADENIJI
Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan

 

Oluwamayowa A. ADEDAYO
Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan

Rukayat O. OGUNDIPE
Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan

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