TY - JOUR
T1 - Information and information resources in COVID-19
T2 - Awareness, control, and prevention
AU - Abdekhoda, Mohammadhiwa
AU - Ranjbaran, Fatemeh
AU - Sattari, Asghar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the role of information and information resources in the awareness, control, and prevention of COVID-19. This study was a descriptive-analytical survey in which 450 participants were selected for the study. The data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data through SPSS. The findings show that a wide range of mass media has become well known as information resources for COVID-19. Other findings indicate a significant statistical difference in the rate of using information resources during COVID-19 based on age and gender; however, this difference is not significant regarding the reliability of information resources with regard to age and gender. Health information has an undisputable role in the prevention and control of pandemic diseases such as COVID-19. Providing accurate, reliable, and evidence-based information in a timely manner for the use of resources and information channels related to COVID-19 can be a fast and low-cost strategic approach in confronting this disease.
AB - This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the role of information and information resources in the awareness, control, and prevention of COVID-19. This study was a descriptive-analytical survey in which 450 participants were selected for the study. The data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data through SPSS. The findings show that a wide range of mass media has become well known as information resources for COVID-19. Other findings indicate a significant statistical difference in the rate of using information resources during COVID-19 based on age and gender; however, this difference is not significant regarding the reliability of information resources with regard to age and gender. Health information has an undisputable role in the prevention and control of pandemic diseases such as COVID-19. Providing accurate, reliable, and evidence-based information in a timely manner for the use of resources and information channels related to COVID-19 can be a fast and low-cost strategic approach in confronting this disease.
KW - COVID-19
KW - infodemics
KW - information resources
KW - Internet
KW - misinformation
KW - social media
KW - TV
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U2 - 10.1177/09610006211016519
DO - 10.1177/09610006211016519
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85106419933
SN - 0961-0006
VL - 54
SP - 363
EP - 372
JO - Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
JF - Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
IS - 3
ER -