Health Communication Research Approach on Tribal Health out comes: A Systematic Review of Tribal Studies

Ranjith E V; Dr. Shikha Rai

doi:10.65301/ijcd.2022.13.1.2.2

Articles Vol. 13 Issue 1 & 2 Jul - Dec 2022

DOI 10.65301/ijcd.2022.13.1.2.2

Health Communication Research Approach on Tribal Health out comes: A Systematic Review of Tribal Studies

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Abstract

The new world again realised the importance of communication during COVID-19 due to high restrictions on social interactions and physical contact. Historically communication helped humans to socialise with fellow humans. Nowadays the field of communication got many branches namely, Development communication, Health communication, Political communication, Risk Communication etc… During the time of COVID-19, the significance of health communication increased drastically because all the efforts to prevent the spread of the pandemic made possible through effective use of the different communication channels. The concept of health communication is any communication efforts which help to the betterment of the current health status of a community that can be considered health communication. So basically health communication helps a community to achieve better health status. Hence our mainstream society systematically uses the concept for better health status. Further academic scholars started to study how the tribal population uses or explores the health communication area to better their health status. Therefore the present paper indented to study how health communication research is conducted among the tribal population. The present research paper has two objectives (1) To examine the role of communication in the health of the tribal population. (2)To explore the health communication patterns of tribes. Hence, this study performed a systematic literature review using specific online databases. The online search was conducted using precise keywords.

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Health Communication Community Health Tribal Health Systematic Review And Health Outcomes

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[1] Mohindra, K. S., Mukherjee, S., Khan, S., & Thresia, C. U. (2012). Towards the next generation of public health research in India: a call for a health equity lens. J Epidemiol Community Health, 66(9), 839-842.

[2] Banerjee, S. K., Andersen, K. L., Warvadekar, J., & Pearson, E. (2013). Effectiveness of a behavior change communication intervention to improve knowledge and perceptions about abortion in Bihar and Jharkhand, India. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 142-151.

[3] War, R. J., & Albert, S. (2013). Sexuality and ‘silence’ among Khasi youth of Meghalaya, Northeast India. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 15(sup3), S351-S364.

[4] Schaaf, M., Chhabra, S., Flores, W., Feruglio, F., Dasgupta, J., & Ruano, A. L. (2018). Does information and communication technology add value to citizen-led accountability initiatives in health? Health and Human Rights, 20(2), 169.

[5] Gallaway, M. S., Henley, S. J., Steele, C. B., Momin, B., Thomas, C. C., Jamal, A., & Stewart, S. L. (2018). Surveillance for cancers associated with tobacco use—United States, 2010–2014. MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 67(12), 1.

[6] Satterfield, D., Burd, C., Valdez, L., Hosey, G., & Shield, J. E. (2002). The “in-between people”: participation of community health representatives in diabetes prevention and care. Health Promotion Practice, 3(2), 166-175.

[7] Hanson, J. D., Winberg, A., & Elliott, A. (2012). Development of a media campaign on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Health Promotion Practice, 13(6), 842-847.

[8] Rani, S., Ghosh, S., & Sharan, M. (2007). Maternal healthcare seeking among tribal adolescent girls in Jharkhand. Economic and Political Weekly, 56-61.

[9] Sebastian, M. P., Khan, M. E., Kumari, K., & Idnani, R. (2012). Increasing postpartum contraception in rural India. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 68-77.

[10] Tinker, T. L., Zook, E., & Chapel, T. J. (2001). Key challenges and concepts in health risk communication. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 67-75.

[11] LaPoe, V. L., Carter Olson, C. S., Azocar, C. L., LaPoe, B. R., Hazarika, B., & Jain, P. (2022). A Comparative Analysis of Health News in Indigenous and Mainstream Media. Health Communication, 37(9), 1192-1203.

[12] Basu, A., & Dutta, M. J. (2007). Centralizing context and culture in the co-construction of health. Health Communication, 21(2), 187-196.

[13] Oetzel, J. G., Hokowhitu, B., Simpson, M., Reddy, R., Cameron, M. P., Meha, P., & Smith, L. T. (2019). Correlates of health-related quality of life for Māori elders. Journal of Health Communication, 24(5), 559-569.

[14] Rentner, T. L., Dixon, L. D., & Lengel, L. (2012). Critiquing fetal alcohol syndrome campaigns targeted to American Indians. Journal of Health Communication, 17(1), 6-21.

[15] Acharya, L., & Dutta, M. J. (2012). Deconstructing portrayals of HIV/AIDS among tribal populations in Koraput. Health Communication, 27(7), 629-640.

[16] Simonds, V. W., Margetts, M., & Rudd, R. E. (2019). Expanding Environmental Health Literacy. Journal of Health Communication, 24(3), 236-243.

[17] Lumpkins, C. Y., et al. (2022). In Our Sacred Voice – Tribal leader perceptions as health communicators. Health Communication, 37(9), 1180-1191.

[18] Dutta, U. (2020). Indigenous health organizing at the margins. Health Communication, 35(10), 1177-1189.

[19] Biswas, S. K. (2009). Socio-economic crisis in a tribal community in West Bengal. In Identity in Crossroad Civilisations, 97-113.

[20] Meit, M., et al. (2019). Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants Evaluation. WE Upjohn Institute.

[21] Quigley, D., et al. (2000). Participatory research in nuclear risk management for native communities. Journal of Health Communication, 5(4), 305-331.

[22] Mohammed, S. (2001). Entertainment-education radio soap opera in Tanzania. Journal of Health Communication, 6(2), 137-154.

[23] Gaiha, S. M., et al. (2021). Community mental health awareness campaign in India. Community Mental Health Journal, 57, 814-827.

[24] Geana, M. V., et al. (2012). Health promotion among American Indians. Journal of Community Health, 37, 1253-1263.

[25] Teufel-Shone, N. I., et al. (2015). Cancer information seeking behavior in Hualapai community. Journal of Community Health, 40, 891-898.

[26] Rosengren, K. E. (2000). Communication: An introduction. Sage.

[27] Mahananda, R. (2015). Tribal communication technology. Orissa Review, 11(1), 50-60.

[28] Namdeo, M., & Mishra, O. P. (2005). Indigenous and exogenous communication channels.

[29] Subramanyam, V., & Mohan, K. R. (2006). Mass media and tribal life. The Anthropologist, 8(2), 75-81.

[30] Wilbricht, J. (2019). Tribal radio stations as community informants. Journal of Alternative & Community Media, 4(3), 43-55.

[31] Kumar, M. M., Pathak, V. K., & Ruikar, M. (2020). Tribal population in India: A public health challenge. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 9(2), 508.