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Item Status of HIV/Aids in Nigeria: communication issues, trends and challenges(Department of Mass Communication, Imo State, Owerri, 2021) Onyechi, N. J.Decades after HIV/AIDS appeared on global public health arena, it has remained a major public health issue that has social, political and cultural implications. Considering that there is no vaccine and cure for HIV/AIDS, globally countries (including Nigeria) have continued to deploy the tools of communication in providing its citizenry with key information about the disease and how and where to access available treatment opportunities This paper examined the current status of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, communication issues, trends and the challenges. Although Nigerian government and relevant stakeholders have deployed mass media tools in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the prevalence in the country appears not to be abating. The paper identified some barriers to communication efforts that need to be addressed in order to contain the disease. The paper also argues that communication effort should not only be stepped up and the tempo maintained, but it should also target the most vulnerable groups in the society (the youths, men who have sex with men, those who inject drugs). Furthermore, the paper identified the potentials inherent in the social media that could be tapped into in reaching the youth population. The success of any communication efforts depends on the extent to which those who plan the communication campaigns identify and address the needs of the target population, with a view to effecting a behavioural change and achieving the desired health outcomes. It is important to note that education and communication remain the only viable weapons in the fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic.Item Doctor-Patient communication: perception of doctors’ communication skills among patients in selected hospitals in Ibadan Nigeria(College of Management & Social Sciences Fountain University, 2020) Onyechi, N. J.; Babalola, Y. O.The importance of effective communication between patients and physicians in medical consultations has been previously underscored. This is very critical in the realisation of optimal health outcomes and general wellbeing of patients. While studies have attributed poor patients’ outcomes after consultation to poor services, understaffing, poor remuneration and inefficient structure; evidence from literature suggests poor communication between doctors and patients as an important contributing factor in incidences of conflict between doctors and patients. Thus, this study investigated the perception of doctors’ communication skills among patients in some selected hospitals in Ibadan, Nigeria. Patient Enablement and Satisfaction Model (PESM) served as the theoretical underpinning while survey was adopted as the study design. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed in the selection of human and non-human samples. The city of Ibadan was stratified into local government areas (LGAs) while simple random sampling technique was employed in selecting both the LGAs and the hospitals. A total of 300 copies of the questionnaire were administered, however, 288 copies were found usable. Descriptive statistics expressed in frequency counts and simple percentages were utilized in analysing the data. Findings showed that patients have a positive perception of their doctors' communication skills and the communication patients have during consultation with their doctors enabled them to understand their health conditions and comply with doctors’ recommendations. These findings underscore the importance of patient-centred communication in medical practice and have great implications for achieving desirable health outcomes for patients. The study recommends that doctors in both private and public sector in the country should adopt the patient-doctor approach during consultations.