Information and Communication Technologies and Access to Maternal and Child Health Information: Implications for Sustainable Development. Information Development
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2018
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Ukachi, N.B
Anasi, S.N
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Abstract
Maternal and child mortality pose a great challenge in developing nations notwithstanding the robust initiatives
instituted at both the global and national levels to ameliorate it. This study is aimed at ascertaining women’s
perception of the impact of information and communication technologies on access to maternal and child
health information and its implication on sustainable development. The descriptive research design was
adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting University of Lagos Teaching
Hospital and subsequently, the three clinics (Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics Outpatient, and Antenatal
clinics) where the needed groups could be seen. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection
while SPSS statistical package was used for data analysis. The study revealed that the women perceive information
and communication technologies to have a positive impact on their access to maternal and child health
information while the key technological facilities used by the respondents in accessing maternal and child health
information were mobile phones and social media tools such as Facebook, YouTube, blogs and Twitter. It was
also found that irregular power supply, poor Internet access, and ignorance of the media that transmit maternal
and child health information were the key factors that militate against effective access to maternal and child
health information using communication technologies. The implication of this result on sustainable development
is discussed and recommendations made.
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Maternal and child mortality , Information and Communication Technologies , Information Access , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Library and information science
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Information and Communication Technologies and Access to Maternal and Child Health Information: Implications for Sustainable Development. Information Development