...Emmanuel E. Baro; Loveth Ebhomeya Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the information needs of nurses in two hospitals in Nigeria and the ways in which they went about attempting to meet those needs. Design/methodology/approach The study is a descriptive survey of nurses...

...Ilona Kickbusch Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of low health literacy and identify how this can have detrimental effects on citizens and their health. It looks at the current overload of information about health in today's society, how that leaves many confused...

...Nolwazi Mbananga This paper reports on an empirical study that investigated the content of and perceptions about reproductive health information among school teachers and learners in a rural area of South Africa. Qualitative methods were used to assess the dissemination and acceptability...

...Glenn Laverack; Dao Huy Dap This paper provides a description of the present structure and main channels of information, education and communication in Vietnam: the mass media; face‐to‐face communication; print materials; and opportunistic activities. These communication channels have traditionally...

.... In the laboratory little circles of paper would be placed containing an antibiotic on the surface of the plate to see if this killed the bacteria we grew. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Science Health Schools Hygiene Information Most infections present to general practitioners; consequently 80...

... Health‐related Resources for Young People . London : Health Education Authority   1999 . 6.99 Young people London Health care Information This directory provides up‐to‐date information on a wide range of health materials for professionals who work with young...