Myths and misconceptions of covid-19: the role of community advocacy programme

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dc.contributor.authorAnyikwa E.B.
dc.contributor.authorOjo R.C.
dc.contributor.authorYinusa, Y.O.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-25T11:04:15Z
dc.date.available2022-01-25T11:04:15Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-15
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study examined themyths and misconceptions of Covid-19 and the role of community advocacy programmes in Nigeria. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The study adopted a mixed method using the descriptive survey. The population covered all the residentsinvolved in teaching and non-teaching activities within communities in Lagos state. Snowballing sampling technique was used to select 336 respondents. The instrument adopted for the study was the online open survey questions using google form. The qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis, and frequency distribution tables, and percentages respectively. The study revealed among others that myths do influence peoples’ acceptability and understanding of covid-19. Hence, the study recommended that massive awareness programmes with appropriate advocacy materials from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) should be made available to all the nooks andcrannies of the communities in Lagos state, inter aliaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAnyikwa, E. B. Ojo, R.C. & Yinusa, Y.O.(2020). Myths and misconceptions of covid-19: the role of community advocacy programme. Nigerian Online Journal of Educational Sciences and Technology (NOJEST), 2(1), Pages 24-33en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10761
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectMythsen_US
dc.subjectMisconceptionen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectPandemicen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.titleMyths and misconceptions of covid-19: the role of community advocacy programmeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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