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Local Governance and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Rural Kenya

Local Governance and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Rural Kenya

Alfred Akwala
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 9
ISBN13: 9781466696136|ISBN10: 1466696133|EISBN13: 9781466696143
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9613-6.ch011
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Akwala, Alfred. "Local Governance and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Rural Kenya." Political Influence of the Media in Developing Countries, edited by Lynete Lusike Mukhongo and Juliet Wambui Macharia, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 175-183. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9613-6.ch011

APA

Akwala, A. (2016). Local Governance and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Rural Kenya. In L. Mukhongo & J. Macharia (Eds.), Political Influence of the Media in Developing Countries (pp. 175-183). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9613-6.ch011

Chicago

Akwala, Alfred. "Local Governance and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Rural Kenya." In Political Influence of the Media in Developing Countries, edited by Lynete Lusike Mukhongo and Juliet Wambui Macharia, 175-183. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9613-6.ch011

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Abstract

Poor communication approaches in addition to other socio-economic factors in rural areas are the greatest contributors to infant and maternal mortality. Estimates show that sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia bear the greatest burden of maternal mortality. Traditional media has been seen to be ineffective in dissemination of maternal-child health information. However information communication technology (ICT) provides a variety of media platforms that can be appropriated in disseminating maternal-child health knowledge. The objective of this paper was to investigate how ICT can be appropriated in rural areas for campaigns in maternal-child health. One major issue emerged in this paper; that appropriate interactive and participatory communication through ICT influences the dissemination of maternal-child health knowledge among the rural population and thus influences utilisation of skilled maternal-child health services.

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