- Natural-, Medical- , Computer Sciences, Technology
- Informatics, IT
- Information behaviour in HIV/AIDS-life threatening contexts
- Bookcover of Information behaviour in HIV/AIDS-life threatening contexts
- Booktitle:
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Information behaviour in HIV/AIDS-life threatening contexts
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (2014-12-18 )
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- ISBN-13:
978-3-659-61173-5
- ISBN-10:
- 3659611735
- EAN:
- 9783659611735
- Book language:
- Blurb/Shorttext:
- This book is an ethnography of information behaviour of people infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS (PI/A HIV/AIDS). It seeks to generate deeper understanding of the real world ‘lived information experiences’ of PI/A HIV/AIDS, with the aim of informing information management practice, strategy and policy to better contribute to the fight against HIV/AIDS. This book brings a new dimension to the fight against HIV/AIDS by suggesting that because HIV/AIDS is a social, cultural and a biological phenomenon, attempts to fight it must take into account the complex social and cultural interactions that can both help and hinder the spread of the disease. Information behaviour is a key component of such interactions, and understanding the way it affects, and is affected by its broader context may be an influential factor in helping the fight against HIV/AIDS. Although Information is a critical resource for PI/A HIV/AIDS, research on their information behaviour is scanty. Hence this work explores HIV/AIDS-related information behaviour from the point of view of PI/A HIV/AIDS in order to unearth the dilemmas, frustrations, emotions, and challenges associated with HIV/AIDS information.
- Publishing house:
- LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
- Website:
- https://www.lap-publishing.com/
- By (author) :
- Robinah Kalemeera Namuleme
- Number of pages:
- 368
- Published at:
- 2014-12-18
- Stock:
- Available
- Category:
- Informatics, IT
- Price:
- 93.90 €
- Keywords:
- Hiding information, Destroying and avoiding information, HIV/AIDS, ethnography, information seeking, covert and hysterical information seeking, information behaviour
