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dc.contributor.author Ngula, Anna
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-08T10:40:58Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-08T10:40:58Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.citation Ngula, A. (2022). The social information needs of people with albinism (PWA): A case study of Khomas region, Namibia. Information Development, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/026666692211410977/03400352221103892. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11070/3516
dc.description.abstract This paper focuses on the social information needs of people with albinism (PWA) in Khomas region, Namibia, and the sources of information used PWA to meet their information needs. The study applies Moore’s model of social information needs and Wilson’s model of information behaviour to investigate and understand the information needs and sources used by PWA to find information. The study was carried out using a qualitative case design within interpretivism paradigm and semi-structured face-to-face interviews were used to collect data from participants. Sixteen participants took part in the study, eight were males, and eight were female participants. Among these participants, two were children with albinism. The following information was identified as being crucial to PWA namely: skin- and eye-related information, information on what is albinism and its causes, disability grants, educational information, and emotional and psychological support. Additionally, the study established that PWA use formal, informal, and human sources of information to find information. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sage en_US
dc.subject people with albinism en_US
dc.subject information en_US
dc.subject social information needs en_US
dc.subject Namibia en_US
dc.subject albinism en_US
dc.title The social information needs of people with albinism: A case study of Khomas region, Namibia. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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