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The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/71049 The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe Dick, Archie L. u15402755@tuks.co.za Chikonzo, Agnes Chitsidzo UCTD Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018. HIV infection is a serious problem among young persons aged 15-24 years in Zimbabwe. According to a United Nations statement, the reduction of HIV and AIDS in this age group is important for monitoring the epidemic among the general population. Because the legal age of majority in Zimbabwe is eighteen years, this study investigated the roles of social media to improve the dissemination of HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare. The main aim was to establish a model that encapsulates the special roles for social media to improve the dissemination of HIV/AIDS information to this target group. To collect relevant data, questionnaires and interviews with young people and HIV/AIDS organisations in Harare complemented an extensive literature review of the extant models for disseminating HIV/AIDS. The review revealed that there are several models for disseminating HIV/AIDS information via social media platforms. However, they lack the special requirements for an African city like Harare, and for this age group. Drawing on the strengths of these models and the unique data set generated by the research instruments, the study proposes a model fitting the special circumstances and challenges of 18-24 year old people in Harare. The Harare HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Programme for Young People model (HAIDYP) will for the first time unite all Zimbabwean organisations involved in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to focus on a specially targeted group. This model is especially sensitive to the indigenous languages of Ndebele, Shona, and Venda languages and advocates links with international, regional, and national organisations. HAIDYP’s special counselling role elaborates on the formal and informal teaching dimensions of existing models, and it has the potential of extending the benefits of social media to improve the dissemination of HIV/AIDS in other cities in Zimbabwe. Information Science PhD Unrestricted 2019-08-12T11:18:57Z 2019-08-12T11:18:57Z 2019/04/09 2018 Thesis Chikonzo, AC 2018, The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71049> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71049 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe |
| title | The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe |
| title_full | The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe |
| title_short | The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | roles of social media in disseminating hiv aids information to young people aged 18 24 in harare zimbabwe |
| topic | UCTD Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71049 |