Abstract

Health issues such as erectile dysfunction, sterility and testicular cancer together with other issues relating to family, finance, and mental health have surfaced in recent times as issues confronting men, but which the media gives little or no attention. With the recent introduction of radio programmes such as Men’s Room, however, male listeners cannot but look forward to a whole new experience. This study therefore investigated the awareness and knowledge among listeners of Men’s Room health issuesaired on Nigeria Info 92.3fm radio station based in Port Harcourt, RiversState. This is a Phone-in programme that holds from 10pm to 5am every Thursday designed specifically for addressing various issues that are peculiar to men.  The study employed the survey research method using structured questionnaire as instrument for data collection. Four hundred copies of the questionnaire were distributed across three Local Government Areas namely Degema, Port Harcourt and Eleme. Findings revealed that members of the audience perceive the programme as a positive development that brings to the fore issues about men. The audience indicated that the programme has served as a rallying point for male listeners in the state who see it as a platform to discuss peculiar issues about men. The study concluded that the producer and presenters need to be more creative in bringing up issues that attract more listeners so that more men can further be enlightened and that other radio stations can create similar programmes so that more men can be enlightened and encouraged to participate.

Key Words: Audience Awareness, Erectile Dysfunction, Men’s Health Issues, Nigeria Info 92.3 FM, Radio Programming 

JCMR Journal of Communication and Media Research, Vol. 13, No. 1, April 2021, pp. 131 – 139

© Association of Media and Communication Researchers of Nigeria (AMCRON).

About the authors

* Karibi Benson Bobmanuel is a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication at Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State. His research interests include Development Communication, Broadcasting and Gender relations.

** Samuel Okere, Ph.D is the Director of Babcock University Press and an Associate Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. His areas of research interest include Publishing, Journalism, Media studies, Faith in Communication and Gender relations.

*** Justina Sam-Okere, Ph.D is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. Her teaching and research interests include Public Administration, Public Policy, Corporate Communication, Faith-based NGOs & National development and Gender relations.

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Bobmanuel, K. B., Okere, S., & Sam-Okere, J. (2021). Awareness and knowledge of ‘Men’s Room’ health issues among listeners of a radio station in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Journal of Communication and Media Research, 13 (1): 131 – 139.