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Gever VC, Iyendo TO, Obiugo-Muoh UO, Okunade JK, Agujiobi-Odoh N, Udengwu N, Talabi FO, Nwokolo PN. Comparing the effect of social media-based drama, music and art therapies on reduction in post-traumatic symptoms among Nigerian refugees of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. J Pediatr Nurs 2023; 68:e96-e102. [PMID: 36470757 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to ascertain the effectiveness of social media-based music, art and drama therapies in treating PTSD symptoms among Nigerian evacuees from the Russia-Ukraine war. DESIGN AND METHODS This study was a quasi-experiment involving a sample of 330 participants that were randomly assigned to control and treatment groups. The treatment group was further classified into three groups according to the different contents of the therapies they received. RESULTS The study result showed that social media-based therapies effectively reduced PTSD symptoms for participants in the treatment group, unlike those who did not receive the intervention. Comparatively, drama therapy was more effective than art and music therapies. The reason drama therapy was more effective could be because it engaged the minds and body of the participants more than the other therapies. CONCLUSION Although art, music and drama therapies are effective treatment options for reducing symptoms of PTSD among victims of war, drama therapy is the most effective among them all. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS The result of this study has practical implications for health promotion from the perspective of nursing services by showing that social media-based therapies could serve as viable and cost-effectivealternativese to face-to-face group therapy.
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- Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
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- Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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Ahmad J, Okwuowulu C, Sanusi B, Bello SA, Talabi FO, Udengwu N, Gever VC. Impact of social media-based dance therapy in treating depression symptoms among victims of Russia-Ukraine war. Health Promot Int 2022; 37:6889368. [PMID: 36508393 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to ascertain the impact of social media-based dance therapy in reducing symptoms of depression among evacuees of the Russia-Ukraine war. The participants were randomly assigned to no dance therapy (n = 162) and social media-based dance therapy groups (n = 162). The dance therapy group took part in 12 sessions of dance therapy while the no dance therapy group did not receive any intervention. The result showed that before the dance therapy intervention, participants in both groups reported severe depression symptoms. After the intervention, participants in the dance therapy group dropped from severe depression to normal depression while those in the no dance therapy group dropped to major depression. During the follow-up assessment after 3 months, participants in the no dance therapy group reported moderate depression while those in the dance therapy group still maintained their normal depression classification with a drop in their depression score from 46 to 26. Overall, the result showed that there was a significant main effect of time and the depression score of the participants, F(1,304) 203.143, p = 0.001, eta = 0.401. No interactive effect of gender and the impact of the treatment on reduction in depression symptoms was detected, F(1,304) 3.232, p = 0.073. However, there was a significant main effect of treatment condition on depression symptoms, F(1,304) 495.023, p = 0.001. We highlighted the implication of these results on health promotion.
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- Jamilah Ahmad
- School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Department of Theatre Arts, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Abakaliki, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Ahmad J, Joel UC, Talabi FO, Bibian ON, Aiyesimoju AB, Adefemi VO, Gever VC. Impact of social media-based intervention in reducing youths' propensity to engage in drug abuse in Nigeria. Eval Program Plann 2022; 94:102122. [PMID: 35780530 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Drug abuse is one of the serious social problems facing the globe today. There have been cases of young people under the influence of drugs; engaging in different crimes such as kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery. The goal of this study was to test the effectiveness of social media-based intervention in reducing drug abuse propensity among youths in Nigeria. The design of the study was a two-way ANOVA with repeated measures. The Substance Abuse Proclivity (SAP) scale was used to collect data for the study. The study showed that social media-based intervention effectively reduced drug abuse propensity for participants in the treatment group compared with those in the control group. A follow-up intervention after two years shows a steady decline in drug abuse propensity among youth in the treatment group, unlike those in the control group. Comparatively, the training skills type of intervention was more effective than motivational interviewing.
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- Jamilah Ahmad
- School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, Osun State University, Ikire Campus, Osun State, Nigeria
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Talabi FO, Oyedeji KA, Adelabu O, Sanusi BO, Adaja T, Talabi JM, Bello SA, Lamidi IK, Alade M. Public perception of radio campaign messages in managing COVID-19 pandemic in selected states, Nigeria. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2022; 18:2085958. [PMID: 35714340 PMCID: PMC9620992 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2085958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The study examined public perception of Nigeria Center of Disease Control’s (NCDC) radio campaign messages in managing the Covid-19 pandemic in three selected states in the south-western part of the country. A survey research design was adopted with a questionnaire as a data collection instrument. A sample size of 400 respondents was chosen through the multistage approach. The study revealed that the residents in selected states in South-Western Nigeria reported exposure to radio campaign messages on COVID-19 preventive measures and perceived that the messages influenced the awareness and adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures. It was recommended that behavioral change communication experts and public health officers at all levels should leverage the reliability and spread of radio among the populace to disseminate public health issues.
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria
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Olajide Talabi F, Boluwatife Aiyesimoju A, Kamorudeen Lamidi I, Adepoju Bello S, Kayode Okunade J, Chinedu Joel U, Verlumun Celestine G. The use of social media storytelling for help-seeking and help-receiving among Nigerian refugees of the Ukraine-Russia war. Telematics and Informatics 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2022.101836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Oyeoku EK, Talabi FO, Oloyede D, Boluwatife AA, Gever VC, Ebere I. Predicting COVID-19 health behaviour initiation, consistency, interruptions and discontinuation among social media users in Nigeria. Health Promot Int 2022; 37:daab059. [PMID: 34223610 PMCID: PMC8344883 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daab059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Literature on the predictors of health behaviour initiation, interruption, consistency and discontinuation is scarce. This study sought to fill this gap by suggesting a model that takes into account these variables. Using the structural equation modelling, we surveyed 470 social media users in Nigeria and found that perceived vulnerability, perceived seriousness; benefits to action, self-efficacy and cues to action significantly predict health behaviour initiation. Also, the predictors of health interruption were found to be perceived vulnerability, perceived seriousness, benefits to action, challenges to action and perceived realness. The predictors of health behaviour consistency were found to be perceived vulnerability, perceived seriousness, benefits to action, perceived realness, self-efficacy and cues to action. Finally, the predictors of health behaviour discontinuation were found to be perceived vulnerability, perceived seriousness, perception on realness, behaviour fatigue and behaviour discomfort. We explored the implication of these results on health promotion and made suggestions for further studies.
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- Eke Kalu Oyeoku
- Department of Education Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Adeleke University, Ede Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Blessing CO, Tunca EA, Talabi FO, Boluwatife AA, Oluwole AV, Gever VC. Modeling journalists' coping strategies to occupational hazards in their coverage of protests against police brutality (ENDSARS protests) in Nigeria. Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2021; 28:2439-2446. [PMID: 34719348 DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2021.1999651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Although journalism practice exposes media workers to different levels of occupational hazards, research on the coping strategies is limited. This study made an effort to extend literature in this direction by providing a model that explains the coping strategies of Nigerian journalists who covered the 2020 ENDSARS protests in Nigeria. The researchers surveyed a total of 470 journalists who were sampled through a respondents-driven chain referral sampling technique. It was found that journalists who covered the protests faced occupational hazards such as physical attacks, disgrace, threats, trauma, anxiety as well as fear. The coping strategies were found to include: seeking social support, selective appearance, self-censorship as well as self-motivation. It was further found that perceived behavioural control significantly moderates the implementation of coping strategies. The researchers explored the implications of these results on theory, practice and scholarship.
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- European University of Lefke, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Department of New Media and Journalism, Lefke, Northern Cyprus, TR-10 Mersin, Turkey, ,
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- Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, ,
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Gever VC, Tunca EA, Boluwatife AA, Nwogbo VC, Chinweobo-Onuoha BN, Ugwuoke JC, Talabi FO. Visual media and learning: Effect of interactive television instruction as an intervention strategy for improving the critical thinking skills and disposition of out-of-school nomadic children in Nigeria. Learning and Motivation 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2021.101767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Talabi FO, Nwokolo PN, Oloyede D, Ayodeji Boluwatife A, Adefemi VO, Celestine GV. Modeling safety challenges journalists faced in reporting anti-police brutality protests (ENDSARS protests) in Nigeria. Information Development 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/02666669211054367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Limited studies exist on the safety challenges that journalists face in reporting conflict related issues within their localities. This study extends literature in this direction by providing a model that explains the safety challenges that journalists faced in reporting the 2020 END SARS protests in Nigeria. The study is a survey of 470 journalists with questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. Results were analysed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). It was found that legal limitations, lack of training on safety and absence of safety motivational measures constitute the safety challenges that journalists faced in reporting the ENDS SARS protests. This information could be beneficial for policy formulation and advocacy within the context of safety of journalists.
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- Department of Mass Communication, Adeleke University
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Ugwuoke JC, Talabi FO, Adelabu O, Sanusi BO, Gever VC, Onuora C. Expanding the boundaries of vaccine discourse: impact of visual illustrations communication intervention on intention towards COVID-19 vaccination among victims of insecurity in Nigeria. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 17:3450-3456. [PMID: 34128754 PMCID: PMC8437524 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1886558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Research on how to promote vaccination among victims of conflict is scarce. In this study, we conducted an experiment to determine how an artistic illustration communication intervention delivered alongside counseling will influence the behavior intention toward COVID-19 vaccination. The study involved 470 respondents (n = 235 control) and (n = 235 treatment). Variables from social cognitive theory and theory of planned behavior were used to develop the study hypotheses. The result of the study showed that victims of conflict who are exposed to visual messages on COVID-19 vaccination reported greater self-efficacy than those who are not. Also, victims of conflict who are exposed to visual messages on COVID-19 vaccination reported greater task efficacy than those who are not. Furthermore, victims of conflict who are exposed to visual arts on COVID-19 vaccination reported more positive outcome expectancy from the vaccine than those who are not. Finally, the result showed that victims of conflict who are exposed to visual messages on COVID-19 vaccination reported intention to make themselves available for vaccination than those who are not. We discussed these findings and highlighted the nexus between insecurity and health promotion.
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- Joel C. Ugwuoke
- Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemer's University, Osun State
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- Department of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Talabi FO, Ugbor IP, Talabi MJ, Ugwuoke JC, Oloyede D, Aiyesimoju AB, Ikechukwu-Ilomuanya AB. Effect of a social media-based counselling intervention in countering fake news on COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. Health Promot Int 2021; 37:6369161. [PMID: 34510187 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daab140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to understand the impact of counselling in countering fake news-related COVID-19 vaccine. We conducted two separate experiments. In the first experiment, we exposed the treatment group to fake news on COVID-19 vaccine through a WhatsApp group chat while the control group was not. We then tested the effectiveness of such fake news on their perception. In our second experiment, we exposed the treatment group to a social media-based counselling intervention wherein we attempted to counter the earlier fake news on COVID-19 vaccine which they were exposed to. We found that respondents who were exposed to fake news reported greater negative perception about COVID-19 vaccine than their counterparts in the control group. We also we found that as a result of the counselling intervention, the respondents in the treatment group reported more positive perception regarding COVID-19 vaccine while their counterparts in the control group who were earlier exposed to fake news on COVID-19 did not significantly change their perception. This study has highlighted the importance of counselling in countering fake news within the context of health promotion. This approach is yet to receive significant attention in literature, especially from developing countries.
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- Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun, Nigeria
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Gever VC, Talabi FO, Adelabu O, Sanusi BO, Talabi JM. Modeling predictors of COVID-19 health behaviour adoption, sustenance and discontinuation among social media users in Nigeria. Telemat Inform 2021; 60:101584. [PMID: 36569993 PMCID: PMC9758446 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2021.101584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The aim of this study was to suggest a model that explains the predictors of COVID-19 health behaviour adoption, sustenance and discontinuation among social media users in Nigeria. Survey research design was used for the study. The sample size was made of 600 social media users with questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. The structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to analyse the result for the study. It was found that six variables-risk vulnerability, risk severity, barriers to action, benefits of action, self-efficacy, and cue to behaviour-predict COVID-19 health behaviour adoption. Also, two variables-risk vulnerability and risk severity-predict COVID-19 health behaviour sustenance. Finally, two variables-behaviour fatigue and behaviour discomfort-predict COVID-19 health behaviour discontinuation. The result of the current study has provided information that could guide health experts in dealing with the issue of behaviour fatigue and behaviour discomfort, which have been identified as responsible for health behaviour discontinuation. In addition, a model for predicting health behaviour adoption, sustenance and discontinuation has been suggested.
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Mass Communication, Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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