Influence of African Indigenous language media in Covid-19 digital health messaging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12928482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Israel Ayinla Fadipe (0000-0003-0862-6377, North-West University, corresponding author), Abiodun Salawu (0000-0002-1687-4621, North-West University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 267-284 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-1898 • E-ISSN: 1757-1901 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/cjcs_00053_1 |
| OpenAlex | W3210560034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
COVID-19 pandemic era has further energized humans to consider their health more than before, especially in the digital age when they experience a deluge of health information. This study, therefore, examined COVID-19 digital sources, health message types and how the use of African Indigenous language media enhanced people’s utilization of coronavirus health messages. Using an online questionnaire and in-depth interview data collection methods, respondents received preventive COVID-19 health messages on social distancing and personal hygiene from mostly interactive digital sources, which hardly infused African Indigenous language media in the health message. However, African Indigenous languages motivated respondents to utilize COVID-19 messages, though people still spread COVID-19 fake news through Indigenous media. Nonetheless, integrating African Indigenous language media into digital health communication can confer credibility on information sources. Still, there is a need to fight the use of digital media to spread fake news
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Credibility · Digital health · Digital media · Distancing · Health care · Health communication · Indigenous · Indigenous language · Internet privacy · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Social media · World Wide Web · Computer Science · ICT in Developing Communities · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |