Information need and resource utilization of pregnant women in University of Calabar

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Author Details : Ama-Abasi Racheal Daniel , Egbe Isu Michael , Otun Mumeen Omoniyi*

Volume : 7, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 22-31

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijlsit.2022.005

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Abstract

The primary goal of this study was to look into the relationship between pregnant women's information needs and resource utilization at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in Calabar, Nigeria. To achieve the study's goal, four null hypotheses were developed to guide the investigation. A literature review was conducted based on the variables under investigation. The study used a survey research design. For the study, two hundred (200) respondents were chosen as samples. The purposive and accidental sampling techniques were used to make the selection. The instrument used for data collection was the “Information Need and Pregnant Women Resource Utilization Questionnaire (INPWRUQ).” The instrument's reliability was estimated using the test-retest reliability method. The statistical analysis techniques used to test the hypotheses under study were Product Moment Correlation Analysis. To a relative degree of freedom, the hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. The analysis revealed that pregnant women's resource utilization is significantly related to their need for health information, nutrition information, delivery information, and breastfeeding information. Based on the findings, it was suggested, among other things, that the government provides libraries and free medical care to encourage women to seek health information.

Keywords: Pregnant Women, Information, Information Need, Resource Utilization

How to cite : Daniel A R, Michael E I, Omoniyi O M, Information need and resource utilization of pregnant women in University of Calabar. IP Indian J Libr Sci Inf Technol 2022;7(1):22-31

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