scholarly journals UTILIZING ONLINE MEDIA TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Siswanta Siswanta
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Cyber Space ◽  
High Level

The purpose of this research is to analyze the digital media as a primary health information source websites and its effects on individuals both tangible and intangible. Result of this research may be can help to explain the phenomena of the credibility of online media. Most importantly, the research tries to give contributions to the online media as message senders and individual as receivers or users. Based on a case study, this research studies the credibility of online media as a source of health information. This research has two aims, first to investigate some depth of understanding of how the internet’s users seeking health information via online. Second, to identify the framework which has been theoretically explored and empirically demonstrated to describe the process of communication activities in cyberspace with the digital media as a health information source to fullfill their information needs. Semi-structured and online interviews with relevant online digital media users as well as important informans, are truly conducted. Results
showed
that
cognitive
factors
are
more significant
used to
describe several communication activities
for seeking health information in cyber space. In this case, information about the health care problem by nettizen perceived as a form of a very urgent needs for the nettizen having health problems. Credibility is the criteria into consideration for nettizen to access online media in order to meet the needs of health information quickly and accurately. Online media that explicitly affiliated with professional organizations such as Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI) by nettizen are perceived as a source of health information that has a high level of credibility

Users’ experiences of an evidence-informed health information website for spinal cord injury: A prospective qualitative study across the hospital and community setting (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Cassady ◽  
William Ben Mortenson ◽  
Andrea F Townson ◽  
Shannon Sproule ◽  
Janice Jennifer Eng
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Therapeutic Education ◽  
Cord Injury

BACKGROUND Access to quality health information is essential for self-management after serious injuries such as spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to evaluate the role of a consumer website in addressing the information needs of persons and families with SCI, as well as its impact on their knowledge and behaviour. METHODS Persons with SCI and family members were recruited from 3 settings: an acute hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, and an SCI community organization to acquire perspectives from early after injury to the chronic stage. Participants were introduced to the Spinal Cord Injury Research Evidence (SCIRE) Community website, which was an internet site developed to provide evidence-informed health information about SCI in everyday language. After using the SCIRE Community website for 4 weeks, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted to explore purposes of use, user experience, and impact on knowledge and behaviour. Interview transcripts were analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. RESULTS The participants were 24 individuals (18 persons with SCI and 6 family members). Thirteen participants completed the study in a hospital setting and 11 participants in a community setting. We identified 3 main themes in the data: (1) ‘An internet tool to support and empower persons and families’ described the empowering nature of access to an independent information source which enabled persons and families with SCI to take a more active role in their care; (2) ‘an accessible source of credible information’ described how users valued easy to access content with oversight by experts (i.e., perceived to be trustworthy); and (3) ‘Opportunities to increase impact’ outlined suggestions on creating opportunities to engage with content through active learning strategies and community connections. CONCLUSIONS Persons and families with SCI valued having access to an independent online health information website, especially early after injury, as it helped to empower autonomy and facilitated better communication between persons and families and healthcare providers. Our study provides support for the value of internet-based health information as a supplementary tool for therapeutic education for persons and families with serious health conditions such as SCI.

Framing in Health Communication: Identifying the Factors That Influence the Re-posting of Social Media Messages during COVID-19 Outbreaks in China (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingzhong Xie ◽  
Jun Lai ◽  
Dongying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Media Messages ◽  
Action Frame

BACKGROUND Social media has become an important tool to implement risk communication in COVID-19 pandemic, and made health information can gain more exposure by re-posting. OBJECTIVE This paper attempts to identify the factors associated with re-posting of social media messages about health information METHODS Content analysis was applied to scrutinize 4396 Weibo posts that were posted by national and provincial public health agencies Weibo accounts and identified features of information sources and information features, and adopted Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial (ZINB) model to analyze the association between these features and the frequency of message being re-posted. RESULTS Results showed that the followers and the governmental level of information sources are correlated with increased message reposting. The information features, such as hashtags#, picture, video, emotional(!), and the usage of severity, reassurance, efficacy and action frame were associated with increased message reposting behaviors, while hyperlink and usage of uncertainty frame correlated with reduced message reposting behaviors. CONCLUSIONS The features of health information sources, structures , style and content should be paid close attention by health organizations and medical professionals to satisfy the public’s information needs and preferences, promote the public's health engagement. Suitable information systems designing, and health communication strategies making during different stages of the pandemic may improve public awareness of the COVID-19, alleviate negative emotions, promote preventive measures to curb the spread of the virus.

Assessing the health information source perceptions of tweens using card-sorting exercises

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth St. Jean ◽  
Natalie Greene Taylor ◽  
Christie Kodama ◽  
Mega Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Information Source ◽  
After School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sources Of Health Information

As young people are increasingly turning to the Internet to meet their information needs, it is imperative to investigate their perceptions regarding various potential sources of health information. A series of card-sorting exercises were administered to new participants in an after-school programme (HackHealth) to find out which sources of health information these greater Washington DC metro area middle school students would turn to, which they would not and their reasons behind these judgements. The findings revealed that participants were very aware of the importance of trustworthiness when looking for health information and they valued both professional expertise based on formal education and expertise born of personal experience with a particular health condition. However, they also valued convenience, ease and speed, and sometimes sacrificed information quality. Some important implications of these findings for healthcare and information professionals are identified and suggestions for future research in this area are offered.

Associations Between Migration Background and Media and Information Behavior in Primary School Children

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Dauben ◽  
Katharina S. Weber ◽  
Lisa Nießen ◽  
Marlo Verket ◽  
Olaf Spörkel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Information Behavior ◽  
Migration Background ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
3Rd Grade

Abstract Background Children with migration background and from low socio-economic status are at higher risk for overweight. To determine appropriate media channels to possibly reach children with targeted health information, it has to be considered that the media and information behavior of children has changed during the last decades. Objective We examined the media and information behavior of children in low socio-economic districts, focusing on those with migration background. Methods Fourteen 3rd grade classes (n=250 children, 68.0% with migration background) completed a questionnaire regarding their media consumption, which was based on existing validated surveys. Results ≥ 50% of the children watched TV and around 40% used both mobile phones and computers/tablets/internet for ≥1 h/day. Books were the most popular analogue media (61.6% of children), whereas magazines/newspapers and radio (18.4 and 16.0% of children, respectively) were used less frequently. Furthermore, they regularly used internet, TV and their teachers (63.0, 48.8 and 44.8% of children, respectively) as information source. Especially children with compared to those without migration background less likely used the radio (P=0.0002) and their family as information source (P=0.0017). Conclusions Children attending 3rd grade class, especially with migration background, can be addressed through digital media rather than the radio. This may help to sustainably support children outside school with targeted health information.

Federated health information architecture: Enabling healthcare providers and policymakers to use data for decision-making

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Kumar ◽  
Javed Mostafa ◽  
Rohit Ramaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Information Architecture ◽  
Program Managers ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Bihar State

Health information systems (HIS) in India, as in most other developing countries, support public health management but fail to enable healthcare providers to use data for delivering quality services. Such a failure is surprising, given that the population healthcare data that the system collects are aggregated from patient records. An important reason for this failure is that the health information architecture (HIA) of the HIS is designed primarily to serve the information needs of policymakers and program managers. India has recognised the architectural gaps in its HIS and proposes to develop an integrated HIA. An enabling HIA that attempts to balance the autonomy of local systems with the requirements of a centralised monitoring agency could meet the diverse information needs of various stakeholders. Given the lack of in-country knowledge and experience in designing such an HIA, this case study was undertaken to analyse HIS in the Bihar state of India and to understand whether it would enable healthcare providers, program managers and policymakers to use data for decision-making. Based on a literature review and data collected from interviews with key informants, this article proposes a federated HIA, which has the potential to improve HIS efficiency; provide flexibility for local innovation; cater to the diverse information needs of healthcare providers, program managers and policymakers; and encourage data-based decision-making.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN KOPERASI UNIT DESA (KUD) MINA TELUK SEMANGKA DI KECAMATAN KOTA AGUNG PUSAT KABUPATEN TANGGAMUS PROVINSI LAMPUNG

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Anitha Andarrini T ◽  
Dyah Aring Hepiana Lestari ◽  
Indah Nurmayasari
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level

This research aims to analyze the internal and external environment, formulate development strategies, and determine the priority strategies of KUD Mina Teluk Semangka. This research uses a case study method. Respondents involved 13 people consisting of administrators and members of cooperatives, experts and regulators. Data analysis methods used are qualitative descriptive analysis, SWOT analysis, and QSPM. The results indicated that internally, cooperatives have the main strength on its business units that are complement each other and suitable to the needs of members, while the main weakness is on the absence of processing.to add value of the products Externally, cooperatives face great opportunities on high level of demand on fish and face the main threat on lack of public awareness in working together. The priority strategies that can be used in developing cooperatives are as the following: utilizing and enhancing the ability of members to diversify their products using fishery product processing technology, collaborating with the government and other parties in creating tourism-based business unit, utilizing trained human resources to overcome limitations in keeping up with technological developments, and increasing awareness of the community in cooperation and members in paying mandatory savings.Key words: cooperative, fisheries, SWOT analysis, QSPM

scholarly journals Information deficiency among farmers regarding vegetable production practices in peri-urban areas of the Punjab-Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulfam Hassan ◽  
Ijaz Ashraf ◽  
Najam Ul Hassan ◽  
Majid Ali ◽  
Imran Khalid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Timely Access ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
Land Holdings ◽  
High Level

This study aimed at exploring the information deficiency among vegetables growers regarding production practices of vegetables. Total 208 vegetable growers, who were selected randomly participated in the study as respondents. The data were collected on structured questionnaire through face-to-face interview technique. The analysis of the data indicated that the farmers had diverse demographic conditions, but primarily with ordinary level of education (52.4% were illiterate), small land holdings and over reliance on farming sources to generate income (77.9%). Cultivation of vegetables was observed on small land holdings whereas 87% aimed at not only commercializing the produce abut also meet the domestic needs. In order to meet information needs, important for the vegetable’s cultivation, neighbour farmers were the most preferred information source (59.61%) while agriculture department (10.57%) and agriculture helpline (8.48%) were the least. Farmers had high level of information deficiency regarding Fertilizer application (x̅=4.38), Seed rate (x̅=4.25), Insect’s pests/diseases identification (4.01) and medium level deficiency regarding selection of Varieties (x̅=3.87), Insects pets management (x̅=3.53) and Harvesting (x̅=3.51). This is affirmed that farmers had information deficiency about the major aspects of the production and it could have impacted the production inversely. Farmers had more inclination towards traditional information sources and this could be the reason of information deficiency among farmers. This study urges more proactive role of agricultural extension department to mainstream the information delivery mechanism for the timely access and uniform delivery of required information among vegetable growers.

scholarly journals Assessing the role of media in crisis management in Afghanistan: A case study of crisis caused by coronavirus outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ragheb Eftikhari
Keyword(s):  
Media Use ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
The Media ◽  
High Level ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
The Relationship

This study evaluated the relationship between media use and citizens' awareness of coronavirus. The method of this research was quantitative-survey, and the data collection tool was a questionnaire. The sample size was 383 people and determined using the Cochran's formula. The questionnaire was distributed online and conducted within 30 days from the 3 rd April to the 3 rd May of 2020. SPSS software was used to analyze the data. The statistical population of the study was Facebook users. In the present study, the independent variable was media use and the dependent variable was the level of public awareness in three dimensions; awareness, speed of information and fading of traditional beliefs have been measured. Findings showed that the media, especially Facebook, due to the characteristics of availability, decentralization, time and frequency, as well as the role of awareness and information in crisis control and management has been impressed in Afghanistan. Based on the results, the first and second hypotheses of the research that there is a relationship between access to media and high level of awareness as well as the relationship between access to media and increasing the speed of information are confirmed, but the third hypothesis due to the low intensity of the relationship between its variables was somewhat ruled out.

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