Ben-Enukora Charity, Oyero Olusola, Okorie Nelson, Oyesomi Kehinde, Adeyeye Babatunde
Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University Ota.
Department of Mass Communication, Anchor University Lagos.
J Public Health Afr. 2021 Feb 24;11(2):1323. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2020.1323. eCollection 2020 Dec 31.
Lassa fever is one of the known Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that plague some states in Nigeria. Radio jingles in indigenous language have been adopted as a veritable risk communication approach to promote public knowledge in the bid to reduce the incidence of Lassa fever outbreaks in Ondo state which has recorded the highest number of victims in recent times. Given the high level of women's contribution in home keeping, food storage as well as maintenance of environmental hygiene practices, their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP), is fundamental for the control of Lassa fever.
The study examines the efficacy of indigenous (Yoruba) language radio jingles on knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards Lassa fever prevention among women in Ondo state.
The study adopted a qualitative approach using Focus Group Discussion as the method of data collection.
Majority of the sampled respondents showed ample knowledge of Lassa fever. However, most respondents showed poor attitude towards the rodent vector and the recommended preventive measures have not been fully adopted by the majority of the respondents due to some identified barriers that hinder them from performing certain preventive practices.
The radio jingles in Yoruba language have succeeded in promoting adequate knowledge of Lassa fever among women in Ondo state. Although attitude towards the disease vector is still poor and total compliance with the recommended preventive practices that will reduce the spate of Lassa fever in the state have not been achieved.
拉沙热是困扰尼日利亚一些州的已知被忽视热带病之一。用本土语言制作的广播短歌已被用作一种切实可行的风险沟通方式，以增进公众知识，从而降低翁多州拉沙热疫情的发生率，该州近期记录的受害者人数最多。鉴于女性在持家、食物储存以及保持环境卫生习惯方面贡献巨大，她们的知识、态度和行为（KAP）对于控制拉沙热至关重要。
本研究考察用本土（约鲁巴语）语言制作的广播短歌对翁多州女性预防拉沙热的知识、态度和行为的影响。
本研究采用定性方法，以焦点小组讨论作为数据收集方法。
大多数抽样受访者对拉沙热有足够的了解。然而，大多数受访者对啮齿动物传播媒介态度不佳，且由于一些阻碍她们采取某些预防措施的因素，大多数受访者尚未完全采纳推荐的预防措施。
约鲁巴语广播短歌成功地在翁多州女性中增进了对拉沙热的充分了解。尽管对疾病传播媒介的态度仍然不佳，且尚未实现完全遵守推荐的预防措施以减少该州拉沙热的发生率。
