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Awareness and Education on Viral Infections in Nigeria Using Edutainment

Awareness and Education on Viral Infections in Nigeria Using Edutainment

Suleimanu Usaini, Tolulope Kayode-Adedeji, Olufunke Omole, Tunji Oyedepo
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781522518594|ISBN10: 1522518592|EISBN13: 9781522518600
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1859-4.ch016
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Usaini, Suleimanu, et al. "Awareness and Education on Viral Infections in Nigeria Using Edutainment." Impacts of the Media on African Socio-Economic Development, edited by Okorie Nelson, et al., IGI Global, 2017, pp. 245-260. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1859-4.ch016

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Usaini, S., Kayode-Adedeji, T., Omole, O., & Oyedepo, T. (2017). Awareness and Education on Viral Infections in Nigeria Using Edutainment. In O. Nelson, B. Ojebuyi, & A. Salawu (Eds.), Impacts of the Media on African Socio-Economic Development (pp. 245-260). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1859-4.ch016

Chicago

Usaini, Suleimanu, et al. "Awareness and Education on Viral Infections in Nigeria Using Edutainment." In Impacts of the Media on African Socio-Economic Development, edited by Okorie Nelson, Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi, and Abiodun Salawu, 245-260. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1859-4.ch016

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Abstract

Researches in clinical and medical science have shown that Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B, and to some extent Hepatitis C viruses, constitute a major public health challenge in the Sub-Saharan Africa. This is without prejudice to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) that is more deadly than the other three put together, and had affected some countries in West Africa- Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. There is little awareness and education via the mass media on some common viral infections in Nigeria like Hepatitis compared to HIV. Therefore, there is dire need for information, sensitisation and education on the viruses, means of transmission, preventive measures and also therapy. Edutainment is the fusion of education into entertainment programming which can come in form of drama, music, poetry and lots more, and it had been used as a platform to create awareness for positive reproductive health and HIV/AIDS by leading health organisations like WHO, USAID, DFID, SFH, and UNFPA. This paper therefore, examines why edutainment should be used and how it can be used to educate media audience in Nigeria on some viral infections that pose serious health risks and how they can live healthy lives.

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