Abstract

Information plays a vital role in the life of individual. When people do not have the information or knowledge, they feel they can use for curing ailment, mortality and morbidity becomes the results and grievous mistakes occur both in the management and treatment of any sickness or disease. The study examined sources and utilization of information on pelvic inflammatory disease among undergraduate students in selected higher institutions in Anambra state, how the students’ source and utilize the information on the disease. The theoretical framework for the study was Theory of Human Attitude and theory of information provision and capacity utilization. The number of the population of the study is 61,311, gotten from the registry department of each institution, from which a sample of 397 is drawn using Taro Yamane’s formulae. The survey research design was adopted for this work. The purposive sampling technique was used to study 384 as the sample size. Proportionate allocation procedure was used to determine the number of persons to be studied in each institution. Findings show that books were the most popular sources used by the respondents followed by face-to-face discussion, scholarly journals and the least was review articles. The study then recommended that Nigerian government and NGOs should sponsor monitoring projects on PID and packaged the information appropriately in line with the interest and belief of the user so that the awareness creation should be maximized forbreaking the chain of transmission.

Key Words: PID, Information, Information Sources, Information Utilization, Attitude.

About the Authors

* Nkechi Anthonia Chukwuma, Ph.D., https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0858-600X, is a lecturer in the Department of Development Communication, Faculty of Communication Technology, Southern Delta University (formerly Delta State University of Science and Technology), Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria. Her research interests are broadcasting, health communication, ICT (new media).

** Queenett Okiemute Irori, Ph.D., https://orchid/.org/0009-0005-4930-3912, is a lecturer in the Department of Development Communication, Faculty of Communication Technology, Southern Delta University (formerly Delta State University of Science and Technology), Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria. Her areas of research interest include; Development Communication with a specialty in health-related issues, media study communication studies and media research.

*** Margaret Ifelunwa Ejie, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4275-5852, is a lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Faculty of Communication Technology, Southern Delta University (formerly Delta State University of Science and Technology), Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria. Her area of research includes: Language and Communication, Media Studies, Advertising with specialty in Broadcasting and Media Research.

^JCMR Journal of Communication and Media Research, Vol. 17, No. 2, October 2025, pp. 169-178

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

Article Citation

Chukwuma, N. A., Irori, Q. O. & Ejie, M. I. (2025). Sources and utilization of information on pelvic inflammatory disease among female undergraduate students in Anambra State, Nigeria. Journal of Communication and Media Research, 17 (2): 169-178.

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