scholarly journals Existing Analytical Frameworks for Information Behaviour Don’t Fully Explain HIV/AIDS Information Exchange in Rural Communities in Ontario, Canada

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Kate Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Gate Keeping ◽  
Aids Information ◽  
Hiv Aids

A Review of: Veinot, T., Harris, R., Bella, L., Rootman, I., & Krajnak, J. (2006). HIV/AIDS Information exchange in rural communities: Preliminary findings from a three-province study. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 30(3/4), 271-290. Objective –To explore and analyze, against three theoretical frameworks of information behaviours, how people with HIV/AIDS, their friends, and their family living in rural communities find information on HIV/AIDS. Design – Qualitative, individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Setting – Two rural regions in Ontario, Canada. Subjects – Sixteen participants; 10 people with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) and 6 family members or friends. Methods – Participants were recruited through health care providers, social service agencies and through snowball sampling. Semi-structure interviews were conducted focusing on participants’ experience with HIV/AIDS, how they find and use information on HIV/AIDS, networks for information exchange and the effect of technology on information exchange. Interviews were taped, transcribed, analyzed qualitatively using NVivo software. Results were compared to three theoretical frameworks for information behaviour: 1. purposeful information seeking (i.e., the idea that people purposefully seek information to bridge perceived knowledge gaps); 2. non-purposeful or incidental information acquisition (i.e., the idea that people absorb information from going about daily activities); and 3. information gate keeping (i.e., the concept of private individuals who act as community links and filters for information gathering and dissemination). Main Results – Consistent with the theories: • PHAs prefer to receive information from people they have a personal relationship with, particularly their physician and especially other PHAs. • PHAs’ friends and families rely on their friends and family for information, and are particularly reliant upon the PHA in their lives. • Fear of stigma and discrimination cause some to avoid seeking information or to prefer certain sources of information, such as healthcare providers, who are bound by codes of professional conduct. • Emotional support is important in information provision and its presence supersedes the professional role of the provider (social workers and counsellors were identified as key information sources over medical professionals in this instance). Participants responded negatively to the perceived lack of support from providers including doubting the information provided. • PHAs monitor their worlds and keep up to date about HIV/AIDS. Inconsistent with theories: • Reliance on caregivers for information is not solely explained by fear of stigma or exposure. Rather, it is the specialized knowledge and immersion in HIV/AIDS which is valued. • The distinction between peer or kin sources of information and institutional information sources is less clear and relationships with professionals can turn personal over time. • Inter-personal connections include organisations, not just individuals, particularly AIDS Service Organizations and HIV specialist clinics. • Relatively few incidents of finding useful information about HIV/AIDS incidentally were described. The concept of information just being “out there” was not really applicable to rural settings, likely due to the lack of discussion within participant communities and local media. When it was discussed, participants reported being more likely to gain misinformation through their personal networks. • Incidental information acquisition originates mostly from professional and organisational sources. Participants identified posters, leaflets, and, for those who interacted with organisations, information via mail as contributing to current awareness. • The gate keeping concept does not capture all the information sharing activities undertaken by “gate keepers” in rural areas, and neither does it include formal providers of information, yet all PHAs interviewed identified formal providers as key sources. Conclusion – The findings reinforce some of the existing analytical framework theories, particularly the importance of affective components (i.e. emotional supports) of information seeking, the presence of monitoring behaviours, and of interpersonal sources of information. However, alternate theories may need to be explored as the role of institutional information sources in the lives of PHAs doesn’t match the theoretical predication and the “gate keeper” concept doesn’t capture a significant portion of that role in rural HIV/AIDS information exchange.

HIV/AIDS Information Exchange in Rural Communities: Preliminary Findings from a Three Province Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany Veinot ◽  
Roma Harris ◽  
Leslie Bella ◽  
Irving Rootman ◽  
Judith Krajnak
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Milieu Rural ◽  
Local Services ◽  
Rural Context ◽  
Aids Information ◽  
Hiv Aids

People with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) face particular challenges if they live in rural Canada, including the invisibility, stigma and limited local services. This study examines the information-seeking of PHAs and their friends/family in this rural context using three theoretical frameworks that span information seeking, incidental information acquisition and information sharing.Les individus atteints du VIH et du sida (IVS) font face à des défis particuliers lorsqu’ils habitent en milieu rural au Canada, incluant l’invisibilité, les stigmates et les limites dans les services locaux offerts. Cette étude examine la recherche d’information des IVS, ainsi que de leurs amis et famille dans ce contexte rural, à l’aide de trois cadres théoriques portant sur la recherche, l’acquisition connexe et le partage d’information. 

scholarly journals The Relationship between Online and Offline Information-Seeking Behaviors for Healthy Nutrition

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10241
Author(s):  
András Fehér ◽  
Miklós Véha ◽  
Henrietta Mónika Boros ◽  
Bence Kovács ◽  
Enikő Kontor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Healthy Nutrition ◽  
Electronic Health ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviors

In addition to preserving their health, young people can also play a role in providing information to wider society. Nutrition habits that have developed over the years at college have an impact on the foundation of a lifelong lifestyle. Our aim was to identify university students’ online and offline information-seeking attitudes related to healthy nutrition and create a new theoretical concept. Participants were university students (n = 612), and the self-administered, paper-based questionnaires were sent out to nine Hungarian universities. Both descriptive and multivariate statistical procedures were used in the analysis. Online and offline information sources were categorized. In relation to university students’ information-seeking competence, the component of electronic health literacy was determined. In analyzing attitudes, the components of acceptance of, incentive for, and rejection of or ambivalence towards healthy nutrition were identified. The information-seeking categories related to the stages of university students’ conscious transition to healthy nutrition were also identified. University students’ competences related to electronic health literacy are essentially favorable. This target group accepts healthy nutrition and tries to recommend it to others, too. However, a rejecting or ambivalent attitude could also be identified. Online and offline sources of information accompany university students’ transition of the relevant stages of changes. The theoretical concept that we developed can contribute to bridging gaps in the interrelatedness of diverse information sources and healthy nutrition.

Evaluating the Impact of Hybrid Electronic-paper Environments Upon Novice Nurse Information Seeking

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (02) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Lemieux-Charles ◽  
L. Nagle ◽  
G. Eysenbach ◽  
E. M. Borycki
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Cued Recall ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Novice Nurse ◽  
Simulated Environments ◽  
Recall Data ◽  
Novice Nurses ◽  
The Impact

Summary Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of hybrid environments (i.e. where part of the patient record is paper-based and part of it is electronic) upon aspects of novice nurse information seeking (i.e. amount of information accessed, choice of key information sources, type of information and use of information seeking tactics). Methods: A within group, laboratory, experimental study was conducted using two simulated environments (i.e. a paper environment and a hybrid environment). Thirty-five novice nurses participated in the study. Results: Findings revealed significant differences between the paper and hybrid environments in terms of their effects upon aspects of novice nurse information seeking. Subjects accessed: 1) less information in the hybrid environment than the paper environment, 2) more non-electronic sources of information were accessed by novice nurses in the hybrid environment, and 3) novice nurses used more passive information seeking tactics in the hybrid environment than the paper environment. Qualitative findings from the cued recall data revealed subjects experienced increased cognitive load in the hybrid environment. Conclusions: Hybrid environments may affect aspects of novice nurse information seeking. Future research should explore the effects of hybrid environments upon the information seeking of other types of health professionals (e.g. physicians, physiotherapists) with differing levels of expertise (i.e. novice, intermediate and expert).

Exploring information seeking of rural older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brady Lund ◽  
Jinxuan Ma
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Midwestern United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviors ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the types and sources of information sought by older adults along with their motivations in the Midwestern United States.Design/methodology/approachInterviews were conducted with 30 older adults residing in rural communities around the Midwestern United States during late-summer (July/August) 2020, using a protocol based on Dervin's Sense-Making Methodology. The resulting data was analyzed using standard content analysis procedures, guided by the theoretical frameworks based on Dervin's Sense-Making and Williamson's Ecological Model of Information Behavior. Implications of COVID-19 for the normative behaviors described in these models are discussed.FindingsFindings show that older adults were concerned primarily with health and political information during this period, but that this information was not necessarily sought only to address an informational need, but also to satisfy the need to maintain social and emotional connections in coping with isolation and loneliness. Sources of information that allowed for social interaction with people were favored. Wider personal networks (community members) were strained by the social distancing measures and closures. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for considering the impact of social restrictions on information seeking behaviors of older adults in a time of crisis.Originality/valueThis study is the first, known to the authors, that applied the two adopted theoretical frameworks to explore information seeking behaviors of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Perilaku Pencegahan dan Sumber Informasi Covid 19 di Perdesaan dan Perkotaan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-93
Author(s):  
Tutisurtimanah ◽  
Irfan Nafis Sjamsuddin ◽  
Hasna Hanifah ◽  
Divia Alfianita ◽  
Salma Syifa Audia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Prevention Behavior

Abstrak Kasus Covid-19 masih bertambah tetapi perilaku pencegahan penularan 3-M yaitu memakai masker, mencuci tangan dengan sabun serta menjaga jarak belum dilakukan seluruh masyarakat. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh jenis tempat tinggal (perdesaan, perkotaan) terhadap perilaku pencegahan Covid-19 dengan mempertimbangkan akses sumber informasi. Metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi penelitian masyarakat Jawa Barat dengan multi stage cluster dan purposive sampling, dipilih dua Rukun Tetangga di kelurahan dan dua Rukun Tetangga di desa dengan jumlah responden 190 orang. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner berupa google form via WhatsApp serta kuesioner tertulis via wawancara langsung. Hasil penelitian menunjukan separuh responden berperilaku pencegahan dalam kategori tinggi. Masyarakat perdesaan lebih banyak berperilaku pencegahan kategori tinggi serta memiliki akses sumber informasi Covid-19 dibandingkan masyarakat perkotaan. Terdapat pengaruh signifikan jenis tempat tinggal terhadap perilaku pencegahan dengan dikontrol akses sumber informasi. Masyarakat perdesaan 2,676 kali berperilaku pencegahan, 2,869 kali berpengetahuan serta 4,203 kali melakukan praktek pencegahan Covid-19 dibanding masyarakat perkotaan dengan dikontrol akses sumber informasi. Prioritas pesan penyuluhan yang akan datang adalah gejala dan respon gejala Covid-19, cara pengobatan, alasan tidak patuh 3M, praktek di kendaraan umum dan mau masuk rumah, pengobatan mandiri dan pelayanan kesehatan keluarga di masa pandemi. Multi sumber informasi sebaiknya digunakan agar menjangkau seluruh segmentasi sasaran, sumber informasi utama tokoh masyarakat, pengumuman pemerintah setempat, televisi disertai media visual dan berbasis internet di perkotaan. Penelitian kualitatif lanjutan untuk mengungkap latar belakang rendahnya akses sumber informasi masyarakat perkotaan diperlukan sebagai bahan intervensi.  Abstract Covid-19 cases are still increasing but the behavior of preventing transmission, namely wearing masks, washing hands with soap and maintaining distance hasn’t been carried out by the whole community. This study aims to determine the effect of type of residence (rural, urban) on Covid-19 prevention behavior by considering access to information sources. Quantitative research method with cross sectional approach. The population of the people of West Java, with a multi-stage cluster and purposive sampling, selected two neighborhood association in the sub-district and two in the village with 190 respondents. Data collection used a questionnaire in the google form via WhatsApp and a written questionnaire via direct interviews. The results showed that half of the respondents behaved in a high category of behavior prevention. Rural communities are more have high prevention behavior and have access to information sources than urban communities. There is a significant influence on the type of residence on prevention behavior with controlled access to information sources. Rural communities have 2.676 times prevention behavior, 2.869 times knowledge and 4.203 times practice prevention of Covid-19 compared to urban communities with controlled access to information sources. The priority of the information message is the symptoms and symptom response, treatment methods, reasons for not compliant, practicing on public transportation and entering homes, self-medication and family health services during the pandemic. Multi sources of information should be used in order to reach all target segmentations. Qualitative research reveals the background of low access to urban community information sources as material for interventions.      

Information Needs, Information Sources, Information Uses and Information-seeking Behaviours of Lawyers in Oyo State Nigeria

Mousaion ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Williams Nwagwu ◽  
Zaccheus Ajibade
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Court Records ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Main Motive ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Law Reports

This study was carried out to examine the information needs, information uses, information sources and information-seeking behaviour of lawyers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected from a sample of 103 lawyers, using a questionnaire and a self-completed interview schedule. Case preparation was a major reason for lawyers’ information needs. A majority of the lawyers need information in order to enhance their performance and gain more knowledge. The quest for additional information is the main motive in searching for information by professionals and non-professionals alike. Knowing more and becoming well-informed on various aspects of society, constitute the major reasons why lawyers seek for information. Lawyers visit their personal information collection first, and consult available electronic sources before they resort to other sources. The major types of information needed by lawyers, largely relate to the following: weekly law reports, recent decisions of the Supreme Court, and information related to clients. The most consulted sources of information were personal experience, textbooks, journals, colleagues and partners, as well as firm case studies and court records. Creating ways to improve the capacity of lawyers to use digital resources by way of training, and expansion of the legal education curriculum to include ICT, will go a long way to address the challenges lawyers have in finding and using the information they need.

Developing Effective Electronic Information Seekers

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 21-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelda Debowski
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Search Strategy ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Motivational Influences ◽  
The Relationship

As electronic sources of information expand and build depth, there is an increasing reliance on information seeking to support work activities and decision-making. Despite the growing importance of these information sources, little is known about the process of information seeking, and the ways in which skills may be improved. This paper describes a series of studies that seek to identify factors which enhance information seeking, and, in particular, to explore the relationship between motivational influences and information search strategy. The results indicate the need for reviews of organisational training and infrastructure to ensure workers are sufficiently skilled in basic information seeking.

scholarly journals The Exchange of Informational Support in Online Health Communities at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Content Analysis (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley Jong ◽  
Ou Stella Liang ◽  
Christopher C. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Informational Support ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Online Health Communities ◽  
Health Communities ◽  
Types Of Information

BACKGROUND Online health communities (OHCs) provide social support for ongoing health related problems. COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been an acute and substantial stressor globally. The disease and its impact, especially in the beginning phases, left many with questions about its nature, treatment, and prevention. Unlike typical chronic ailments on OHCs, which are more established, COVID-19, at least at the onset of the pandemic, is distinct in that it lacks a consensus of clinical diagnosis and an existing community foundation. OBJECTIVE The study aims to investigate a newly formed OHC for COVID-19 to determine the topics and types of information exchange as well as the sources of information this community referenced during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. METHODS A total of 357 posts from a COVID-19 OHC on the MedHelp platform were annotated following an open-coding process. Participants’ engagement patterns, topics of posts, and sources of information were quantified. RESULTS Participants who were in a position to offer informational support had a significantly higher percentage of responding more than once than those seeking information (P < 0.001). Among the information seeking topics, symptoms and public health practice and psychological impacts were the most frequently discussed with 26% (17/65) and 15% (10/65) of posts respectively. The majority of informational support was expressed through feedback/opinion at 82.3% (181/220). Additionally, the most referred source of information was news outlets/websites at 55% (11/20). CONCLUSIONS The trends of this community could be useful in prioritizing public health responses to address the most common questions sought by the general public during crisis communication and in identifying which venue of communication is most effective in reaching the public audience during these times.

Validating the Theory of Planned Behavior Model Extended to Social Marketing Behavioral Enhancers Using Structural Equation Modeling

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-296
Author(s):  
Lutete Christian Ayikwa ◽  
Johan W. De Jager ◽  
Dion Van Zyl
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
The Social ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Aids Information ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: This study addresses the HIV/AIDS epidemic that constitutes a major health issue in South Africa, the country most burdened by the virus in the world. Focus of the Article: It is an empirical study that investigates predictive behavioral patterns between traditional components of the theory of planned behavior and the previously identified social marketing behavioral enhancers and intentions to perform preventative sexual behaviors promoted under the Abstinence, Being faithful, and Condomize campaign. Research Question: The main question this study attempts to answer is: Is it relevant to increase the theory of planned behavior components by incorporating the social marketing behavioral enhancers’ variables to design programs that successfully influence individuals to adhere to the preventative sexual behaviors? Importance to the Social Marketing Field: Results will tell social marketers, through design programs fighting the spread of the HIV set within a theory of planned behavior theoretical framework, which of the social marketing behavioral enhancers are worth integrating into their model to induce behavioral change. Methods: Theory of planned behavior models extended to social marketing behavioral enhancers for abstinence, faithfulness, and condom use were used as theoretical frameworks to test how well they are good fits of the empirically manifested structural models. Gauteng was chosen, because three of the five metropolitan municipalities with a HIV prevalence greater than 10% are located in this province. Data were collected by means of questionnaires administered to a sample chosen randomly, using a multi-stage stratification method. A quota was determined for each suburb or city considered according to the size of its population compared to the overall Gauteng population to ensure representativeness of the study’s sample. Results: The study’s theoretical frameworks fitted the data well, but results also revealed insignificant causal relationships between HIV/AIDS knowledge and all Abstinence–Being faithful–Condomize intentions. Similarly, no predictive relationships were found between accessibility to HIV/AIDS information and intention to use condoms, while attitudes toward abstinence and condom use were insignificant with their respective intentions. However, their positive correlations with predictive variables suggest that they influence intentions indirectly. Recommendation for Research: Researchers are invited to conduct further studies to test the model in a different context. Indeed, this study does not investigate whether relationships between HIV/AIDS knowledge, accessibility to HIV/AIDS information, and attitudes toward abstinence and condom use would remain insignificant or that it could not change over time in a research ground other than Gauteng. Opportunities should be explored to augment the traditional theory of planned behavior components by variables other than the social marketing behavioral enhancers, in order to build a more robust model that will incorporate more significant factors to design successful programs. Limitations: Collecting data from only one province constitutes a limitation in terms of drawing conclusions for the whole South African population.

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