ASSESSMENT OF ROLE OF MEDICAL LIBRARIANS ON PREGNANT WOMEN UTILISATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION RESOURCES IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the assessment of role of medical librarians on pregnant women utilization of health information resources in federal universities in northern Nigeria. A woman’s chance of dying from pregnancy and childbirth in Nigeria is high but many of these deaths are preventable if they get information on health care services. Two (2) objectives and two (2) research questions were used for the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Population of the study is twenty three thousand, three hundred and seventy eight (23, 358), while the sample size for the study is three hundred and seventy eight (378). Questionnaire was the research instrument used for the study. The stratified sampling technique was used based on geographical zones of the universities studied. The study revealed that the role of medical librarians on utilisation of health information resources by pregnant women is low and poor. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the management of the medical libraries should equip their libraries for adequate services to users including pregnant women and the management of the medical libraries should strive to install internet services in order to provide effective library services.