Online Health Information Seeking Behaviour Among Antenatal Pregnant Women in Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorSamuel Oluniyi OGUNWUYI
dc.contributor.authorBernice Oluwalanu Sanusi
dc.contributor.authorKehinde Kadijat KADIRI
dc.contributor.authorRasaq Muhammed ADISA
dc.contributor.authorKolade APATA
dc.contributor.authorFunmibi Victoria OLOYEDE
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-22T10:40:47Z
dc.date.available2024-04-22T10:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-01
dc.description.abstractSources 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.
dc.identifier.citationOgunwuyi ,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.
dc.identifier.issn1596-2563
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12462
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Information and Communication and technology, Kwara State University, Malete.
dc.subjectKeywords: Health Information
dc.subjectInformation Access
dc.subjectInformation Sources
dc.subjectOnline
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.titleOnline Health Information Seeking Behaviour Among Antenatal Pregnant Women in Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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