Online Health Information Seeking Behaviour Among Antenatal Pregnant Women in Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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2022-12-01
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Faculty of Information and Communication and technology, Kwara State University, Malete.
Abstract
Sources of and access to health information among pregnant women are critical for the development of their
health interventions. This study relied on qualitative data gathered from in-depth interviews with 12 pregnant
women in Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. Using thematic analysis for data analysis and pre sentation, the study found that online sources of health information were social media, search engines, and health
websites. It was also revealed that pregnant women in Osogbo accessed online health information through their
phones, personal computers and the cyber cafe. The study concluded that Nigerian women were not been left out
in the adoption of online health information to improve their health status during pregnancy and recommended
that stakeholders in health information should utilise online resources in reaching pregnant women with vital
information.
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Keywords: Health Information, Information Access, Information Sources, Online, Pregnancy
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Ogunwuyi ,S.O., Sanusi, B.O, Kadiri,K.K, Adisa R.M, Apata,K., & Oloyede,F.V. (2022). Online Health Information Seeking Behaviour among Antenatal Pregnant Women in Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. KWASU Journal of Information, Communication and Technology,1(1) 139-146.