Awareness and Online Health Information Needs of Students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
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Awareness, online health information, information needs,Students, Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityAbstract
The paper examined the awareness, online health information needs of students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. It adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population was 131 undergraduate students of Library & Information Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The instrument used in data collection was an online survey. The findings revealed that the awareness of students about online health information was high. The major online health information needs were causes of diseases, symptoms, spread, treatment, preventive measures. They sourced the online health information from the Internet/social media, websites, databases, search engines and university portal. Challenges encountered in accessing online health information included the high cost of data, information overload, poor internet network, lack of wifi, erratic power supply and inability to identify relevant online health information. The study concluded that increased awareness and the provision of relevant online health information to meet health information needs are critical to enabling sustainable global health. The study recommended strategic awareness approaches and online health information provision as a panacea to support a healthy society.
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