Knowledge and Perception of Diphtheria Vaccine Messages on Radio among Residents of Ungogo Local Government Area, Kano State
Keywords:
Diphtheria, Knowledge, Messages, Perception, Radio and Vaccine
Abstract
The re-emergence of diphtheria has become noticeable in Nigeria particularly in Kano state. This study assessed the knowledge level and perception of diphtheria vaccine messages on radio among residents of Ungogo Local Government Area, Kano State. To achieve this, the study employs survey method to quantify the knowledge and perception of the population of study.400 questionnaires are administered and nothing less than 390 are retrieved in both Rijyar Zaki and Tudun Fulani communities. The findings revealed that the residents had knowledge of diphtheria vaccine and radio remains the most important medium for disseminating diphtheria vaccine messages in Ungogo Local Government Area, Kano State. However, about 58.9 percent agreed that diphtheria vaccine is only necessary for children. 66.6 percent agreed that diphtheria vaccine message increased their confidence on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine. Frequency distribution tables are used to present and anlayse data generated from the field. The results of the study showed that the residents perceived diphtheria vaccine messages positively but 33.3 percent did not discuss about diphtheria with their friends, families and community members.
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Aliough, T. D., Ovey, I. J., & Aondover, E. M. (2023). Examining perceptions of Kwande residents on traditional songs aired on Ashiwaves radio station for curbing the COVID-19 pandemic in Benue State. Environment and Public Health Research, 1(1), 1448-1448.
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Aondover, E. M., Daushe, A. U., Ogunbola, O., & Aondover, P. O. (2025). Media Coverage of Internally Displaced Persons in two Selected Newspapers in Nigeria. Journal of Migration and Health, 100301.
Aondover, E. M., Ebele, U. C., Onyejelem, T. E., & Akin-Odukoya, O. O. (2024). Propagation of False Information on Covid-19 among Nigerians on Social Media. LingLit Journal Scientific Journal for Linguistics and Literature, 5(3), 158-172.
Aondover, E. M., Oyeleye, S. A., & Aondover, P. P. (2022). Analysis of Iconographic Effect of VisualCommunication Genre on Covid-19 in Nigeria. Journal of Gynaecology and women’s health, 23(3), 1-10.
Baran, S. J., & Davis, D. K. (2016). Mass Communication Theory.
Byrne, R. (2008). The secret. simon and schuster.
Clarke, N. W., Ali, A., Ingleby, F. C., Hoyle, A., Amos, C. L., Attard, G., ... & James, N. D. (2019). Addition of docetaxel to hormonal therapy in low-and high-burden metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer: long-term survival results from the STAMPEDE trial. Annals of Oncology, 30(12), 1992-2003.
Dixon, N. M. (2000). Common knowledge: How companies thrive by sharing what they know. Harvard Business School Press.
Ettema, J. S., & Kline, F. G. (1977). Deficits, differences, and ceilings: Contingent conditions for understanding the knowledge gap. Communication research, 4(2), 179-202.
Hile, M. M., Msughter, A. E., & Babale, A. M. (2022). A Public Health Communication: Towards Effective Use of Social Marketing for Public Health Campaigns in Nigeria. Ann Community Med Prim Health Care, 5(1), 1002.
Kurfi, M. Y, Aondover, E. M. & Mohammed. I. (2021). Digital Images on Social Media and Proliferation of Fake News on Covid-19 in Kano, Nigeria. Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies, 1(1), 103-124. Doi: https://doi.org/10.46539/gmd.v3i1.111.
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Msughter, A. E. (2020). Internet meme as a campaign tool to the fight against Covid-19 in Nigeria. Global Journal of Human-Social Science: A Arts & Humanities–Psychology, 20(6), 27-39.
Msughter, A. E., & Phillips, D. (2020). Media framing of COVID-19 pandemic: A study of daily trust and vanguard newspapers in Nigeria. International Journal of Health, Safety and Environment (IJHSE), 6(5), 588-596.
Msughter, A. E., Kuchi, M. G., & Abba, A. A. (2023). Critical Discourse Analysis of Traditional Medicine Outdoor Advertising and Public Health Issues in Northern Nigeria. Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South, 39.
Msughter, A.E., Yar'Adua, S.M., & Ogechi, A.P. (2022). Information seeking behavior on Covid-19 vaccine among residents of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano, Nigeria. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6 (9), 2526-2541.
Namadi, H. M., & Aondover, E. M. (2020). Survey of reproductive health information seeking behavior among pregnant women in some selected hospitals in Kano Metropolis. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res/BJSTR. DOI, 10, 1984-1987.
Ngene, M. M. (2016). Newspaper readers’ perception of campaigns for the eradication of corruption in Nigeria. New Media and Mass Communication, 49(1), 55-75.
Obada, A. A., Airaoje, O. K., Okuneye, A. P., Collins-Dike, J., & Msughter, A. E. (2024). Media Role on the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Nigeria. Clin Case Rep Int. 2024; 8, 1652.
Obada, A. A., Msughter, A. E., Namadi, H. M., & Nongubee, T. (2021). Hyper prevalence of malnutrition in Nigerian context. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research , 39 (1), 30916-30925.
Obada, AA, Abba, AA, & Msughter, AE (2021). Pregnancy Induced Hypertension in Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research , 39 (4), 31458-31466.
Osuagwu, L. (2020). Research methods: Issues and research direction. Business and Management Research, 9(3), 46-55.
Pate, UA, Yar'Adua, SM, & Msughter, AE (2020). Public awareness, knowledge and perception of Covid-19 in Tarauni LGA and Kano metropolitan area of Kano State, Nigeria. Media & Communication Currents, 4 (2), 52-69.
Tichenor, D. J. (1994). The politics of immigration reform in the United States, 1981-1990. Polity, 26(3), 333-362.
Usman, B., Eric Msughter, A., & Olaitan Ridwanullah, A. (2022). Social media literacy: fake news consumption and perception of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 9(1), 2138011.
Wimmer, R. D. & Dominick, J. R. (2011). Mass Media Research: An Introduction (9th Ed.). Australia: Wadsworth Publishing.
World Health Organisation. (2017). WHO strategic communication framework for effective communication.
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2025-02-08
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Abdullahi Abdullateef, Mainasara Yakubu Kurfi, Ololade Olatunji Lateef, Omolara Oluwabusayo Akin-Odukoya, & Muhammad Ridwan. (2025). Knowledge and Perception of Diphtheria Vaccine Messages on Radio among Residents of Ungogo Local Government Area, Kano State. Konfrontasi: Jurnal Kultural, Ekonomi Dan Perubahan Sosial, 12(1), 36-49. https://doi.org/10.33258/konfrontasi2.v12i1.325
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