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ArticleHealth education journal2023

Quality of COVID-19 information, education and communication materials in India: A content analysis.

Soniya Biswas, Sibasis Hense, Prakash Babu Kodali, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan

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Article in Health education journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Soniya BiswasDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India.
Sibasis HenseDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-5164
Prakash Babu KodaliDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India.
Kavumpurathu Raman ThankappanDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study examined the characteristics and quality of publicly available COVID-19 information education and communication (IEC) materials in India between March and December 2020. Design: An explanatory sequential mixed-method design was employed to examine the characteristics and quality of 265 purposefully selected IEC materials. Setting: The IEC materials analysed were those published between March and December 2020 on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website, Government of India. Methods: A checklist was utilised to examine the quality and characteristics of the materials. Thereafter, qualitative analysis provided insights into the contents of the materials with specific focus on the 'COVID-19 continuum of care'. Results: The majority (73.96%, Conclusion: The quality of materials was mostly satisfactory and appropriate to the emergent requirements. Strengthening audience engagement and attractiveness of the materials might enhance readability and actionability. A bottom-up approach to the development of future IEC materials, involving the community might widen the coverage of vulnerable populations in future crisis events.

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Content analysisCovid-19health educationIECrisk communication

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PMID38603354
PMCPMC9996075

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