Health Communication in Africa Contexts, Constraints and Lessons

by Alali, Andy O.; Jinadu, B. A.; Jinadu, B.A; Egwu, Igbo N.; Nwosu, Ogom Peter; Verwey, Sonja; Crystal, Andrea; Lusi, Gwendolyn J.; Batundi, Freddy; Friday, Arglenda; Ataudo, E.S; Ezeilo, Bernice N.; Gilbert, Leah; Okigbo, Carol A.; Okigbo, Charles C.; Will

• ISBN13: 9780761824077
• ISBN10: 0761824073
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-13
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

The editors of Health Communication in Africa have assembled an impressive list of scholars and practitioners to discuss some of the public health efforts and disease prevention strategies, conspicuously absent in health communication literature. A variety of subjects are addressed, including: existing and innovative health promotion programs; outcome evaluation and effectiveness studies; health communication in refugee settings and among international, national, and regional agencies that have been successfully implemented. This book will serve as a road map for those interested in the study of health communication, health promotion, and disease prevention strategies in Africa.

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
PART I: OVERVIEW
Health Communication in Africa: An Overview	3	(7)
Andy O. Alali
B.A. Jinadu
Public Health Crises in Africa: Initiatives for Improved Health in the 21st Century	10	(14)
B.A. Jinadu
Andy O. Alali
PART II: CHALLENGES AND CONSIDERATIONS
Research Considerations for Effective Health Communication in Africa	24	(16)
Andy O. Alali
Health Promotion Challenges in Nigeria: Globalization, Tobacco Marketing and Policies	40	(16)
Igbo N. Egwu
Health Communication in Africa's Rural Communities: Navigating Emerging Social and Cultural Challenges	56	(25)
Andy O. Alali
Ogom Peter Nwosu
PART III: SOCIAL SUPPORT, INSTITUTIONAL ROLES AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS
Provider-Patient Communication in the African Health Context	81	(28)
Sonja Verwey
Andrea Crystal
Health Promotion and the Myth of Community	109	(9)
Gwendolyn J. Lusi
Freddy Batundi
Health Issues in Africa: The Role of Women	118	(18)
Arglenda Friday
Traditional Medicine and Biopsychosocial Fulfillment in African Health	136	(7)
E.S. Ataudo
Psychology and Health in Africa	143	(13)
Bernice N. Ezeilo
A Sociological Contribution to the New Public Health in South Africa: Why and How?	156	(26)
Leah Gilbert
Influence of Interpersonal Communication and Social Support on Health Decisions in an African Context	182	(8)
Andy O. Alali
PART IV: HEALTH COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXTS
AIDS Communication in Africa: Towards a Practical Framework	190	(19)
Carol A. Okigbo
Charles C. Okigbo
Susanne Williams
Health Promotion on HIV/AIDS in Africa	209	(11)
Karl Peltzer
Varghese I. Cherian
Comprehensive and Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention Campaigns: Potentials for South and Southern Africa	220	(22)
Keyan G. Tomaselli
Arnold Shepperson
Warren Parker
Health Communication and Primary Health Care in Refugee Settings: Lessons and Promises	242	(20)
B.A. Jinadu
Andy O. Alali
Local Ideas on Preventing of Onchocercal Skin Disease: The Case of the Aowin-Suaman District of Ghana	262	(21)
Albert K. Awedoba
Communication Strategies for Preventing Micronutrient Deficiencies in Africa	283	(16)
Andy O. Alali
B.A. Jinadu
Providing Mental Health Care to Rural South Africans: Current Trends and Future Directions	299	(28)
Anthony L. Pillay
Carol-Ann Sargent
PART V: HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND THE NEW MEDIA
Selected Internet Resources for Health Information and Communication in Africa	327	(18)
Andy O. Alali
B.A. Jinadu
Index	345	(9)
About the Editors	354	(1)
About the Contributors	354