Health information seeking behaviour and needs of women librarians in Rivers State

A woman's health challenges and needs are unique and diverse especially in physical, social and psychological contexts. The purpose of this study is to explore the activities of women librarians concerning their health information needs. This study examined the health information needs and information seeking behaviour of women librarians in Rivers State. The population consisted of all women librarians in Rivers State who are in the whatsapp group chat. Google forms online questionnaire was used as the instrument for gathering done. 40 women Filled and submitted the questionnaire, and were used for the study. The findings of the study revealed that the women used different sources to satisfy the information needs, the highest number of respondents (80%) needed information on general body fitness Also, the major source consulted (85%) in seeking information is the internet. Findings also show that the highest number of respondents (85%) agreed that the information sought helped these achieve stress and anxiety control High cost of information sources was also identified as the main barrier in seeking health information. Among conclusions and recommendations made based on the findings are the need to source for useful information and consult credible sources of ingestion avoid false information that can complicate health issues.



Journal Title: Information Managers: A Journal of Nigerian Library Association Rivers State Chapter

Category: Library and Information Science

ISSN: 2735-9239

Year of Establishment: 2011

Section: Library and Information Science

Volume: 6

Issue: 1

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EDET, G., TOM-GEORGE, N., & BASSEY, M. M. . 2024 Health information seeking behaviour and needs of women librarians in Rivers State. Information Managers: A Journal of Nigerian Library Association Rivers State Chapter . 6 (1). 29. https://doi.org/10.61955/IGMVCH

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