Information and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable developent

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dc.contributor.authorUkachi, N.B
dc.contributor.authorAnasi, S.N
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-26T14:56:22Z
dc.date.available2019-08-26T14:56:22Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionStaff Publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractMaternal 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUkachi, N.B and Anasi, S.N (2018). Information and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable development. Information Development Journalen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0266666918767482
dc.identifier.urijournals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/...
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4782
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Sage Publicationsen_US
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten_US
dc.subjectInformation accessen_US
dc.subjectInformation and communication technologiesen_US
dc.subjectHealth informationen_US
dc.subjectMaternal and child mortalityen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Library and information scienceen_US
dc.titleInformation and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable developenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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