INFORMATION SOURCES, ACCESS AND USE BY STATE AGENCIES FOR THE CONTROL OF HIV/AIDS IN NORTH CENTRAL STATES OF NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorADENIRAN, COMFORT OLUSHOLA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-27T11:24:18Z
dc.date.available2015-01-27T11:24:18Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (MLS) DEGREE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA DECEMBER, 2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was carried out to investigate information sources, access and use by State Agencies for the Control of HIV/AIDS in North Central States of Nigeria with regards to the information needs of the Agencies for the control of HIV/AIDS; purpose of which information was utilized; the sources of information; information tools available; how readily available are needed information; how readily accessible are needed information by the state agencies; and how satisfied are the agencies; and accessible was the information needed by the state agencies were, with accessibility and utilization of the available information for the control of HIV/AIDS in the North Central States of Nigeria. Survey method was used for this study. The entire 120 field workers of the agencies were used as population of the study. The instruments used for data collection were the questionnaire, observation and interview. The data collected were presented using frequency distribution tables, figures, percentages, pie chart and histograms. The findings indicated that Medical Centres, Ministries of Health and NACA, SACA NGOs and FBOs offices as well as meeting of stakeholders were the major sources of information available for the control of HIV/AIDS by the agencies in the North Central States of Nigeria. It was also found that the commonest information tools deployed for the control of HIV/AIDS by the agencies were Nigerian National Response Information Management Systems (NNRIMS) and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) information. It was also found that the most significant purposes of information utilization by the agencies were for decision making, planning for future development as well as use of hospital services. It was also discovered that the agencies were largely satisfied with information accessibility and utilization at NACA, SACA and Ministries of Health for the control HIV/AIDS. This study concludes that although information remains a veritable tool in the control campaign against the rising wave of HIV/AIDS, the challenges confronting the agencies for the control would continue to hinder the optimum realisation of their mandates.. However, there should be an enhanced accessibility to the right information at the right time and in an appropriate format to meet the needs of individuals faced with the challenges of HIV/AIDS in the North Central States. The following recommendations were made; Government should ensure that the sources of information are available for the control of HIV/AIDS so as to enhance utilization by the State Agencies in the North Central States and in Nigeria generally, there should be increased availability of information tools by the government for the control of HIV/AIDS by the State Agencies in the North. Government should provide adequate information needs of the agencies so as to enhance easy accessibility and unhindered utilization. Lastly, Libraries should collaborate with the state agencies for the control of HIV/AIDS by educating users and organizing awareness as well as outreach services in collaboration with NGOs on the subject of HIV/AIDS to fight against this scourgen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5934
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectINFORMATION SOURCES,en_US
dc.subjectAGENCIES,en_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS,en_US
dc.subjectNORTH CENTRAL STATES,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleINFORMATION SOURCES, ACCESS AND USE BY STATE AGENCIES FOR THE CONTROL OF HIV/AIDS IN NORTH CENTRAL STATES OF NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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