Browsing by Author "Oyewo, O. O."

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Communication for social behaviour change: the use of games and posters to promote sanitation and hygiene practices
(2014) Elegbe, O. P.; Oyewo, O. O.
People receive health information from a variety of sources and their health status depends, largely on whether they can understand and remember the health information they receive. Current communication strategies are failing in this regard. Most people forget what their educators tell them and others remember the information incorrectly (Anderson JL, Dodman S, Kopelman M, Fleming A, 1979 and Kessels, 2003). Hence, health services researchers have tested many different types of interventions to improve people's understanding of health information, change health behaviours, and improve health outcomes. However, only a limited number of these interventions have been studied to determine their efficacy, especially among people with low health literacy (DeWalt, 2006). Improved communication between health educators and the people will be a great benefit especially for low literate people within the community. Therefore, there is the need to improve the ability of health educators to convey health information to low literate population to improve their knowledge of essential health information. Hence, the development of effective communication strategies to improve the knowledge of low health literate population will also benefit more literate populations (Dower, Knox, Lindler and O'Neil, 2006). Studies indicate that community health workers are a cost effective way to improve people's access to health knowledge and health-related behaviours (Lam, McPhee, Mock, et al. 2003). Trained health educators are para-professionals specifically trained to work with people to increase their knowledge about health promotion and to improve their overall health conditions. If people know they need to understand certain health information, they can reduce the confusion and miscommunication that currently exists (Elder, Ayala and Campbell, et al, 2006; Sherrill, Crew, Mayo, Mayo, Rogers and Haynes, 2005) hence, the need for effective communication strategy in behaviour change communication for promoting positive health behaviour towards social development.
Promoting environmental health through information communication technologies (ICTs) to improve quality of life among Nigerians
(Department of Broadcasting, School of Communication, Lagos State University, Laagos, 2012-12) Elegbe, O.; Oyewo, O. O.
Nigeria with a population of over 120 million people is facing numerous environmental health challenges resulting from urbanization, over population and all kinds of pollution (air, water and soil) which are some of the resultant effects of man's interaction with his environment, “environmental pollution poses a challenge to the social and economic development of the regions and communities it affects”. In other words, environmental challenges constitute a major issue that is affecting Nigeria, and the issue of concern is promoting sustainable environmental development. This paper reviews the potential environmental health risks affecting the people like air pollution due to burning of waste and poor waste disposal system, lack of access to safe drinking water, poor urban development resulting into environmental health risk practices like open defecation, lack of proper sewage disposal system and waterways contamination with organic pollutants particularly pesticides. The paper explores the potential contribution of effective communication through information and communication technologies (ICTS) in promoting safe environmental health in order to improve quality of life among Nigerians. The paper, then recommends various benefits from the dissemination of safe environmental health practices, using ICTs- based approaches to improve the quality of life among Nigerians.