Combating COVID-19 infodemic in Nigerian rural communities: The imperatives of Traditional Communication Systems

Lucas, J.; Targema, Tordue Simon; Jibril, Abubakar; Sambo, Elkanah Obadiah; Istifanus, Bako Ali

doi:10.7454/ajce.v4i2.1102

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“…There is a common misperception that social media is the main channel responsible for the infodemic during COVID-19 (Adekoya & Fasae 2021 ; Demuyakor, Nyatuame & Obiri 2021 ; Ennab et al 2022 :20; Lucas et al 2022 ; Madziva et al 2022 ; Okereke et al 2021 ;Osuagwu et al 2021 ; Shobowale 2021 ; Stewart et al 2022 ). This misperception occurred because of the original infodemiology study that was conducted by Eysenbach in 2009, which portrayed social media as a way of creating and enabling infodemics to flourish.…”

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“…While many are quick to associate social media with infodemics, social media is not the only channel that can be used to spread an infodemic. Traditional media channels are equally responsible for the spread of infodemics because of the large amount of information distributed during public health crises (Lucas et al 2022 ). However, the difference between content created on social media as opposed to traditional media is that journalists need to adhere to a specific code of ethics when producing content that includes verification of the facts, whereas citizens can create and share information on social media without any verification of the data.…”

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A structured literature review of the health infodemic on social media in Africa

Hove,

Cilliers

2023

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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Infodemics is a multi-faceted threat that needs to be dealt with by governments during public health emergencies. This strategic review described the role of social media platforms in creating and reinforcing an infodemic during health pandemics in Africa. The inclusion criteria for the review were African research on infodemics on social media during pandemics, epidemics or endemics in the past 10 years. A structured literature review, making use of the Sample, Phenomenon of Interest, Design, Evaluation, Research (SPIDER) scoping review methodology framework, identified scholarly publications from various academic databases. A total of 41 articles met the eligibility criteria. The six factors identified included stakeholders, socio-economic context, conspiracy theories, sources of information, government responses and verification mechanisms. The findings of this study indicate that governments needs to include infodemics in the risk communication strategy for public health emergencies. Verification of misinformation can mitigate the effects of conspiracy theories while the socio-economic context of the audience will influence planning strategies to mitigate infodemics on social media. Contribution This study contributes to the knowledge base of risk communication during pandemics in Africa by providing a review of how infodemics on social media have influenced the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent. The results also provide a foundation for the research agenda in this research field that will provide an evidence-based response to the pandemic in Africa.

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A structured literature review of the health infodemic on social media in Africa

Hove,

Cilliers

2023

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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“…Infodemik berpotensi mengintensifkan penularan wabah ketika masyarakat tidak yakin tentang apa yang seharusnya dilakukan untuk melindungi diri sendiri dan kesehatan orang -orang di lingkungannya (Lucas et al, 2020). Tindakan mengelola infodemik terutama yang berkaitan dengan fenomena echo chambers (Hakmeh et al, 2021) karena tweet yang berkaitan dengan informasi menyesatkan menyebar lebih luas dan cepat (Patwa et al, 2021, Thelwall, 2020, dapat dilakukan dengan mendengarkan keprihatinan dan pertanyaan masyarakat, mempromosikan pemahaman tentang risiko dan saran ahli kesehatan dan membangun ketahanan terhadap informasi yang keliru serta melibatkan dan memberdayakan masyarakat untuk mengambil tindakan positif (World Health Organization, 2021).…”

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Bakhtiar,

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Meskipun jumlah kasus Covid-19 sudah menurun dan tingkat partisipasi vaksinasi cukup tinggi masih terdapat misinformasi terhadap fenomena Covid-19. Berbagai varian baru dan belum terkendalinya pandemi mendorong penyebaran informasi yang masif yang cenderung menyesatkan yang dikenal dengan infodemik. Di Universitas Mulawarman, upaya pencegahan penyebaran Covid-19 terkendala oleh rendahnya pemahaman tentang pola penyebaran virus SARS-COV2 sehingga tenaga kependidikan membutuhkan edukasi dan diharapkan berperan sebagai agen perubahan dalam menangkal infodemik Covid-19 di fakultas masing-masing. Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah mengedukasi tenaga kependidikan sebagai pengelola infodemik Covid-19 di kampus. Kegiatan ini diikuti oleh 20 orang koordinator fakultas dan rektorat. Materi pelatihan adalah informasi Covid-19, tata kelola infodemik dan literasi media dilaksanakan melalui metode blended learning dan ceramah. Evaluasi akhir pelatihan menunjukkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman peserta terhadap fenomena infodemik dan adanya kesepakatan untuk menyebarluaskan informasi ke tenaga kependidikan, dosen dan mahasiswa sehingga dapat menjadi leader dalam mengurangi infodemik Covid-19 di kalangan civitas akademika. Kata kunci : infodemik, tata kelola, koordinator - Covid-19

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“…The engagement process could imply greater personal interaction and risk of virus transmission (Makridis & Wu, 2020). This problem has challenged the implementation of various community engagement projects (Lucas, Targema, Jibril, Samboa, & Istifanus, 2020;Sinclair & Vestrheim, 2020). Several questions were raised during these projects, such as which methods and tools are used to amplify community voices when face-to-face meetings were not possible, how digital solutions benefit community engagement and what the main challenges are in engaging the communities during Covid-19 (Sinclair & Vestrheim, 2020).…”

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Using Online Platform for Community Engagement During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Chawa

2021

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The spread of the Coronavirus disease across the world remains unstoppable with destructive negative impacts on health and the socio-economic life of communities. Government, organizations and impacted communities have established various development programs to overcome these impacts. However, multiple protocols in combating the virus (wearing mask, social distancing or staying 6 feet apart and avoiding crowds) have hampered the distribution of these programs to the communities. This study aims to examine how community engagement process has been conducted by using online platform. The study sourced data from fifteen community development programs conducted by undergraduate students. Before the pandemic, these programs were distributed to the communities offline. This study found several online platforms which were used mostly by those students including webinar and meeting software, such as zoom, website and social media like Instagram and Facebook. These platforms were employed to conduct webinar, inform, and involve other groups or communities in the programs. As a result, the communities have become more active and familiar in utilizing online platforms to establish various development programs. However, this study also identifies some problems which hinder the community engagement process including online communication issues and lack of the accessibility of communities using the internet.

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Combating COVID-19 infodemic in Nigerian rural communities: The imperatives of Traditional Communication Systems

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A structured literature review of the health infodemic on social media in Africa

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