Correlates of Health and Sexual Behaviour Change among Urban and Rural Dwellers in Nigeria.
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2012-05-03
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Ememe, P.I.
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Faculty of Social Science, Stalowa, Wola. The John Paul II. Catholic University ofLublin.
Abstract
The study revealed that the information and knowledge may not be enough to ensure adequate behavioural change among urban and rural dwellers. Factors such as culture, religion, social and economic power as well as gender are more likely to propel individuals to change health and sexual behaviours. This means that health information and knowledge should not be given in isolation but must be tailored to the recipient's social and cultural environment This is necessary because unless this is done, the participants may not be able to grasp the message, relate it to their experience and subsequently act on it. Another interesting revelation is the fact that urban and rural dwellers ranked the influence of the factors differently. This has obvious implications for health educators, adult educators and social workers and planners of health awareness programmes. This implies among other things that health information must be culturally appropriate and environmentally specific. It also means that to ensure adherence and sustainability of health awareness programmes, planners of such programmes must employ participatory strategies which will ensure adequate participation of urban and rural dwellers and subsequently result in tangible behaviour change. Finally all hands must be on deck to ensure successful promotion of healthy behaviour and positive lifestyle. In planning and designing health awareness programmes community leaders, religion leaders, models and so one, must be utilized in order to bring about adequate health and sexual behaviour change.
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Health behavior, sexual behaviour, rural dwellers
Citation
Ememe, P. I. (2012). Correlates of health and sexual behaviour change among urban and rural dwellers in Nigeria. "SpoLeczenstwo J. Rodzina" (Society and Family), 32(3), 105 - 118.