scholarly journals Information Seeking Behavior and Utilization of Social Media for Agricultural Information by Farmers of Prayagraj District of Uttar Pradesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Siddharth Kushwaha ◽  
Syed H. Mazhar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Computer Usage ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Weighted Mean ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Geographical Distances

Social media is becoming very important implement in agriculture to edge people to people due to its capacity to connect with farmers and agribusiness people around the globe over hug geographical distances. At present time there are 2.078 billion social media user in the world. The study was conducting in purposely selected Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh of also purposely two selecting blocks two villages from each block. Selected for the study Thus, in all, four villages thirty farmers were selected randomly. Thus, total 120 respondents were selected randomly and interviewed with the help of well semi structured schedule. The statistical tools/technique was used to computing the data and information. Descriptive research design was followed for the analysis. Maximum number respondents communicate through social media and WhatsApp is highly exposed and adopted by the respondents in the study area. Smart phones, computer usage and internet should be promoted among stakeholders (esp. farmers).majority of the respondents information getting through Kisan SMS Portal. The highest utilization level of the respondents about social media programme was WhatsApp with a weighted mean score of 1.58 and it was ranked first, followed by the Kisan SMS Portal a weighted mean score was 1.43 with ranked was second, while YouTube was ranked third and so on.

scholarly journals The Reading Habits and Preferences of LGBTIQ+ Youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Wexelbaum
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Book Format

The author of this article presents the available findings on the reading habits and preferences of LGBTIQ+ youth. She will discuss the information seeking behavior of LGBTIQ+ youth and challenges that these youth face in locating LGBTIQ+ reading materials, whether in traditional book format or via social media. Finally, the author will provide recommendations to librarians on how to make LGBTIQ+ library resources more relevant for youth, as well as identify areas that require more research.

scholarly journals A Study on the Women's Use of Social Media & Breast Cancer-related Health Information-Seeking Behavior: Utility of Information Channel as a Mediator

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 137-145
Author(s):  
Tehmina Ashfaq Qazi ◽  
Noor Hayat
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Utility Of Information ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Social media is quickly becoming the most available and easiest source for seeking health information due to the emerging popularity of social media among people where everyone is expected to be online and connected to social media. This research was carried out to examine women's online breast cancer-related information-seeking behavior. The comprehensive model of information seeking (CMIS) was tested in Pakistan in order to examine the information-seeking behavior of women. Another significant factor of social stigma was added as an independent variable into the existing model. Researchers hypothesized that the utility of information channels plays a role of mediator in the association amongst the factors, i.e. demographics, social stigma, direct experience, salience, beliefs, and characteristics in the information-seeking behavior about breast cancer. The survey questionnaire was distributed among Six hundred women from Islamabad by using the convenient sampling technique. Researchers collected the data by already developed scales. Statistical test of Multiple Linear Regression was employed by the researchers. Therefore, the study carried out significant findings.

scholarly journals The Impact of Coronavirus Information-Seeking Behavior on Dental Care Access: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12050
Author(s):  
Silvia Gallegati ◽  
Luca Aquilanti ◽  
Valerio Temperini ◽  
Gloria Polinesi ◽  
Giorgio Rappelli
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dental Appointments

Health information-seeking behavior provides a variety of benefits, such as reducing knowledge gaps and educating individuals outside the medical office. This study aimed at evaluating if different sources used to gather information on COVID-19 could affect the willingness to undergo dental appointments. An anonymous survey was posted on social media. The 1003 respondents used several channels of communication, clearly distinguishing reliable from unreliable ones. Multiple logistic regression estimated the effect of different information channels on the probability of being strongly influenced by COVID-19 in accessing upcoming dental appointments. Newspapers were the most-used channel of information (61.2%), blogs and forums the least used (11.2%). Overall, the more an individual was informed, the higher was the risk of missing upcoming dental care appointments (OR 2.05, CI 1.45–2.90, p < 0.001). The two most reliable channels of communication were identified in journals/websites of medicine and healthcare professionals. Women proved to be more active in gathering information and relying on less secure but more personal channels, such as social media and friends and family, thus having an increased risk of being influenced by COVID-19 information regarding upcoming dental care appointments (OR 3.62, CI 0.85–15.52, p < 0.1 and OR 1.60, CI 1.00–2.58, p < 0.1, respectively). Social media should have a greater presence on the side of medical service providers to avoid distortions of information and fake news that ultimately cause fear among citizens and compromise their health. Healthcare professionals and institutions should adapt their communication channels based on the audience they want to address to optimize the education and information of the final users.

scholarly journals Online Health Information Seeking Behavior: A Systematic Review

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1740
Author(s):  
Xiaoyun Jia ◽  
Yan Pang ◽  
Liangni Sally Liu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Online Health Information ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Health Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Online Health Information Seeking

The last five years have seen a leap in the development of information technology and social media. Seeking health information online has become popular. It has been widely accepted that online health information seeking behavior has a positive impact on health information consumers. Due to its importance, online health information seeking behavior has been investigated from different aspects. However, there is lacking a systematic review that can integrate the findings of the most recent research work in online health information seeking, and provide guidance to governments, health organizations, and social media platforms on how to support and promote this seeking behavior, and improve the services of online health information access and provision. We therefore conduct this systematic review. The Google Scholar database was searched for existing research on online health information seeking behavior between 2016 and 2021 to obtain the most recent findings. Within the 97 papers searched, 20 met our inclusion criteria. Through a systematic review, this paper identifies general behavioral patterns, and influencing factors such as age, gender, income, employment status, literacy (or education) level, country of origin and places of residence, and caregiving role. Facilitators (i.e., the existence of online communities, the privacy feature, real-time interaction, and archived health information format), and barriers (i.e., low health literacy, limited accessibility and information retrieval skills, low reliable, deficient and elusive health information, platform censorship, and lack of misinformation checks) to online health information seeking behavior are also discovered.

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