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Practical 7

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This study investigates the role of social media in promoting proactive and preventive public health discourse. Using computer-mediated and multimodal discourse approaches as its theoretical underpinning, we discuss how Covid-19 public awareness messages transmitted through WhatsApp constitute a sub-component of Digital Health Discourse (DHD). The data set comprises posts, chats, and images (and memes) extracted from the WhatsApp handles of the researchers and some citizens. Many of the data were originally generated from published campaign advisories before being transmitted through WhatsApp. . We harvested more than thirty semiotically-created posts between 2020 and 2021 through media monitoring and manual download techniques. Using qualitative technique based on content analysis, the study describes and discusses how the posts as multimodal discourse texts project compelling and persuasive public awareness narratives designed to curb the spread of the virus in Nigeria. The dynamics of language and its capacity to convey meaning in various contexts is reflected in the deployment of social media during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is indeed a reflection that human activities or social practice is pre-eminently expressed through overt and nuanced discursive practices. However, what has drawn the attention of most researchers to the use of the social media in that period is the fact that the mode of communication is changing (Kress et al 1999:11). It has been argued that linguists have privileged speech and writing (language) in their study of linguistic phenomena at the detriment of images, pictures and the likes. It needs to be stressed that communicating ideas and intentions is the spectrum for meaning making and this spectrum provides affordances which call upon the language user to make choices. The use of social media platforms has increasingly necessitated the deployment of pictures, memes, cartoons, music, 3 D objects and so on in the communication of meaning. The multimodal, the oral and written modes demand equal attention when text producers are engaged in communicative processes on the social media. The creative admixture of images and the text are now playing a crucial role in meaning negotiation in the discourse of social media and both are significant ingredients in the enterprise of multimodality. The growth of multimodality in the last three decades has resulted in immense research from scholars especially those working in discourse analysis.  

Perhaps, the covid-19 pandemic remains  one of the most devastating  public health issues to have confronted human existence in history is believed to have  claimed over 3 million lives and infected well over 400 million people globally. It is therefore not surprising that the pandemic continues to receive intense attention both in the public health sector, the academia as well as in public governance. Public discursive practices as a context-sensitive discipline is reflected in the public debates and communicative practices that circumscribed the  public health discourse interventions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. The discourse of Covid-19 has no doubt been enhanced by the use of multimodal elements especially in communication over the social media. The discourse that revolves around Covid-19 public health interventions actually serves to create awareness on the corona virus, enlighten the general public about the danger it poses and how to avoid getting infected, disperse information on measures to control its spread and sundry reports as the entire world subsequently went on a lockdown. Public awareness campaigns from public health institutions and government agencies were first routed through the mainstream or conventional media. Subsequently, they get amplified in the social media. Information transmission through the social media thus played a crucial role during the pandemic as fallout of the lockdown.

In Nigeria, the lockdown came into effect in March, 2020, a few weeks after the index case was reported in February, 2020. Being at home made social media handles such as WhatsApp personal companions to many Nigerians. WhatsApp was really a channel used by the average citizens to contribute to the Covid-19 discourse. It provided the users of the platform the opportunity not just to lend their voices to issues raised in the conventional media but also to expressed  their fears, anger and disappointments on the failings of their government on this matter. These concerns came in form of posts and reposts or forwarded posts on WhatsApp. The texts were usually made up of still pictures, images, memes or videos sometimes with words and at other times without any  accompanied text. In the midst of the unfolding uncertainties, there were recirculated Covid-19 advisories reflecting the insight of each text producers; suspicions on government activities regarding the pandemic as well as negligence of government health institutions; the now famed ‘fake news’ posts and among others. While a few studies have been produced on covid-19 discourses in Nigeria (e.g. Ope-Davies & Shodipe, 2023), the focus on the use of WhatsApp as an emerging digital tool for Digital Health Humanities scholarship in Nigeria has not been addressed. This study thus explores how covid-19 pandemic beams a brighter light on how innovations in new media technologies  have increased  the role of  language and communication in  public health campaigns.

Since the emergence of social networking services (SNs), the platforms have become  the most effective channels  being ‘utilised’ by public health organizations who as ‘a broadcast platform to amplify messages’(Andersen  & Sӧderqvist (2012:3-5), Online platforms have become attractive for major reasons: user-generation of content, instant distribution of information, establishment of networking communities, two-way dialogue and open-access (Andersen and Sӧderqvist, ibid:5). The Covid-19 pandemic actually accentuated the deployment of the social media by both government agencies and private citizens. A survey of WhatsApp users in Africa by Theunisen et al (2020:7) indicate that though many share messages on Covid-19, the veracity of such messages was sometimes questioned.  WhatsApp which is the focus of this study is used by over 2 billion people in the world. It is also believed that over 80% of the estimated 120 million internet users in Nigeria use WhatsApp. This makes the platform unarguably one of the most popular social media platforms in the country. Studies on the use of social media has grown in Nigeria overtime (Obi-Ani et al, 2021; Owojecho, 2021; Akujobi and Eze, 2021; Makinde and Makinde, 2020). One major consensus among scholar is that the new media has become a means for misinformation. 

WhatsApp-mediated public health discourse thus focuses on a range of language use for health care  and wellness purposes. It constitutes an integral part of public discourse, at one hand, and medical discourse on the other. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), public health refers to the prevention of diseases and measures taken to address such issues in conjunction with the society. According to Shi et al (2009:43), public health ‘reflects the society’s desire and effort to improve the health and well being of the total population’. It also involves collaborative engagement of the government, private sector and the general public in the issues related to prevention of [non-]communicable diseases and other public health emergencies.   Zethsen and Askehave (2006:592-593) conceive public health discourse as public active engagement in issues of health which became heightened  the recent pandemic. Social media platforms played a crucial role to transmit and share public health advisories during the period.

 Unarguably the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 and its subsequent spread worldwide increased communication traffic on social media platforms. As Computer-mediated communication (CMC) became more prominent various web-based platforms began to act as discursive sites.  Regardless of their  potential downsides, the highly interactive functionalities and socio-technical affordances of the new media platforms  make them  more attractive and useful  in private and public conversations. As text-based human-computer interactions in networked environment(herring, 2001), the platform has been deployed for different socio-discursive activities  ranging from politics, commerce, sports, public emergencies and private relationships and interactions.

Since the emergence of WhatsApp as a social media platform, people all over the world have found the platform most flexible- functional and user-friendly online communication channel.  Alazzawie (2022:1)  describes WhatsApp platform as a rich platform  for creative and spontaneous language geared toward more individual expression. WhatsApp provides us with a unique view into language and is an interesting prototype for thinking about language use, the various functions of this variety and how it is used to render different kinds of meanings. The communicative intent, content and context are creatively packaged to enable mobile and  handheld communication devices to create, share, re-share and consume plethora of multimodal discourse material.

As shown in the data below, WhatsApp platform is the most used social media network service in Nigeria with more than 91 million users as at late 2021. It means that almost 48% of Nigerian population are active users of the platform. It is no surprise that it became the choice channel for the broadcast and sharing of COVID-19 public health advocacy messages.  Because of  the simplicity of its socio-technical affordances and capacity to allow longer texts and images, most Nigerians prefer to use WhatsApp platform for personal online interactions and  social communication. Digital Health Discourse (DHD) as used in this project examines the role that social media and other online platforms synchronously and asynchronously play increasing roles in transmitting and broadcasting  public health campaigns and other healthcare and wellness information among the citizens bidirectionally.  

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Remember (20 Questions)

Q1. Which public health issue is discussed in the study in relation to social media discourse?

        A. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa

        B. The Zika virus outbreak in South America

        C. The Covid-19 pandemic

        D. The Swine flu pandemic

Q2. Which social media platform is the primary focus of the study in analyzing public health discourse?

        A. Twitter

        B. Facebook

        C. WhatsApp

        D. None of the above

Q3. What was the initial means of public awareness campaigns during the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. Through social media platforms

        B. Through mainstream or conventional media

        C. Through direct messages to citizens

        D. Through government agencies only

Q4. What was the role of social media platforms in information transmission during the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. It created awareness on the corona virus

        B. It was the only medium of information transmission

        C. It played a crucial role during the pandemic as a fallout of the lockdown

        D. It enforced the lockdown measures

Q5. What kind of messages were shared on WhatsApp during the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. Text messages only

        B. Audio messages only

        C. Images, memes, videos with or without accompanying text

        D. Government issued reports only

Q6. How does the study describe the posts shared on WhatsApp during the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. Mundane and irrelevant

        B. Semiotically-driven and re-shared between 2020 and 2022

        C. Irrelevant to public health awareness

        D. Politically motivated

Q7. Who was the initial source of the posts shared on WhatsApp during the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. Government agencies

        B. Public health institutions

        C. Internet-generated public health advocacy material

        D. Citizens

Q8. What is the primary objective of the studys use of qualitative technique based on content analysis?

        A. To quantify the number of messages shared on WhatsApp

        B. To describe and discuss how the posts project compelling and persuasive public awareness narratives

        C. To analyze the language use in the messages shared on WhatsApp

        D. To evaluate the effectiveness of WhatsApp in disseminating public health messages

Q9. What is the theoretical underpinning of the study in discussing the role of social media in public health discourse?

        A. Linguistic

        B. Computer-mediated and multimodal discourse approaches

        C. Quantitative

        D. Post-structuralist

Q10. What is the primary focus of WhatsApp-mediated public health discourse according to the study?

        A. Entertainment and leisure

        B. Language use for health care and wellness purposes

        C. Political debates and discussions

        D. Sports news and updates

Q11. What are the reasons why online platforms, including WhatsApp, became attractive during the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. User-generation of content, instant distribution of information, establishment of networking communities, two-way dialogue, and open-access

        B. Limited information transmission

        C. Limited public discourse

        D. Limited medical discourse

Q12. What is the primary role of public health according to Shi et al. (2009:43)?

        A. To reflect the desire of the private sector to improve health

        B. To reflect the society's desire and effort to improve the health and well-being of the total population

        C. To reflect the role of technology in improving health

        D. To reflect the desire of healthcare providers to improve health

Q13. Who has conceived public health discourse as public active engagement in issues of health which became heightened in the recent pandemic?

        A. Shi et al. (2009)

        B. Zethsen and Askehave (2006:592-593)

        C. Alazzawie (2022:1)

        D. Herring (2001)

Q14. Where does Computer-mediated communication (CMC) become more prominent?

        A. In offline communication

        B. In private conversations

        C. In social media platforms

        D. In traditional media

Q15. Which platform has Alazzawie (2022:1) described as a rich platform for creative and spontaneous language geared towards more individual expression?

        A. Telegram

        B. WhatsApp

        C. Facebook

        D. Twitter

Q16. How many people use WhatsApp worldwide?

        A. 1 billion

        B. 2 billion

        C. 3 billion

        D. 4 billion

Q17. How many internet users in Nigeria are estimated to use WhatsApp?

        A. 30 million

        B. 60 million

        C. 90 million

        D. 120 million

Q18. Which social media network service is the most used in Nigeria as of late 2021?

        A. Facebook

        B. Twitter

        C. WhatsApp

        D. Instagram

Q19. What percentage of Nigerias population constitutes active users of the WhatsApp platform?

        A. 20%

        B. 30%

        C. 40%

        D. 48%

Q20. What is the focus of the Digital Health Discourse (DHD) project?

        A. Examining the role that social media and other online platforms synchronously and asynchronously play in transmitting and broadcasting public health campaigns and other healthcare and wellness information among the citizens bidirectionally.

        B. Examining the role of traditional media in transmitting and broadcasting public health campaigns and other healthcare and wellness information.

        C. Examining the role of healthcare providers in transmitting and broadcasting public health campaigns and other healthcare and wellness information.

        D. Examining the role of private sector in transmitting and broadcasting public health campaigns and other healthcare and wellness information.

Understand (13 Questions)

Q21. How would you express the shift in the mode of communication during the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. Speech and writing were privileged over images.

        B. Linguists started to study images and pictures.

        C. The mode of communication became increasingly multimodal.

        D. The use of social media remained the same.

Q22. How would you differentiate between public discourse and medical discourse in the context of WhatsApp-mediated public health discourse?

        A. Public discourse is about sharing information, while medical discourse is about providing care.

        B. Public discourse is about creating awareness, while medical discourse is about enlightening the public.

        C. Public discourse is about networking communities, while medical discourse is about health care and wellness purposes.

        D. Public discourse is about government activities, while medical discourse is about controlling the spread of the virus.

Q23. What can you infer from the fact that many WhatsApp users in Africa shared messages on Covid-19 but questioned their veracity?

        A. WhatsApp-mediated public health discourse is not credible.

        B. Users are becoming more cautious about the information they share.

        C. The social media platform is not an effective channel for public health campaigns.

        D. The veracity of public health messages is not important to users.

Q24. How would you describe the role of WhatsApp in the Covid-19 discourse in Nigeria?

        A. It provided a platform for government agencies to amplify their messages.

        B. It enabled citizens to express their fears, anger, and disappointments.

        C. It facilitated the transmission of fallacious information about the virus.

        D. It was not used during the pandemic.

Q25. How would you summarize the public awareness campaigns regarding Covid-19 in Nigeria?

        A. They were routed through the mainstream media and amplified in the social media.

        B. They were exclusively transmitted through WhatsApp.

        C. They were focused on creating awareness about the virus and enlightening the public.

        D. They were not effective in controlling the spread of the virus.

Q26. How would you identify the focus of this study on the use of WhatsApp during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria?

        A. It explores the role of language and communication in public health campaigns.

        B. It examines the veracity of public health messages transmitted through WhatsApp.

        C. It analyzes the impact of WhatsApp on the spread of Covid-19 in Nigeria.

        D. It investigates the use of multimodal elements in communication over the social media.

Q27. How would you interpret the statement that public health refers to sharing with one of the following words: Compare, Defend, Distinguish, Interpret, Express, Match, Restate, Summarize, Extend or Predict?

        A. It refers to the ability to explain or make clear.

        B. It refers to the ability to make similarities or differences.

        C. It refers to the ability to make a case for or against something.

        D. It refers to the ability to provide a prediction.

Q28. How would you distinguish between public health and public discourse in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. Public health refers to sharing information, while public discourse refers to creating awareness.

        B. Public health refers to enlightening the public, while public discourse refers to establishing networking communities.

        C. Public health refers to health care and wellness purposes, while public discourse refers to government activities.

        D. Public health refers to controlling the spread of the virus, while public discourse refers to social practice.

Q29. How would you extend the use of multimodality in the discourse of social media beyond meaning negotiation?

        A. It can be used for persuasive communication purposes.

        B. It can be used for entertainment purposes.

        C. It can be used for political purposes.

        D. It can be used for informational purposes.

Q30. How would you express the relationship between public health and society?

        A. Public health is a reflection of society's desire to improve the health and well-being of individuals.

        B. Public health is a concept that is unrelated to society.

        C. Public health only involves the government and private sector, and not the general public.

        D. Public health is a desire of the total population, not a societal effort.

Q31. How would you contrast public health discourse with the role of social media platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic?

        A. Public health discourse occurred before the COVID-19 pandemic, while social media platforms played a crucial role during the pandemic.

        B. Public health discourse is not related to the COVID-19 pandemic, while social media platforms only played a minor role during the pandemic.

        C. Public health discourse and social media platforms are unrelated concepts.

        D. Public health discourse and social media platforms are the same, and both played a crucial role during the pandemic.

Q32. How can you describe WhatsApp as a digital health humanities discourse platform?

        A. WhatsApp is a platform used for medical research and analysis.

        B. WhatsApp is a platform used for broadcasting and sharing public health campaigns and other healthcare and wellness information among citizens.

        C. WhatsApp is a platform used for personal medical consultations.

        D. WhatsApp is a platform used for medical education and training.

Q33. How would you identify the factors contributing to WhatsApps popularity in Nigeria?

        A. WhatsApp's popularity in Nigeria is due to its socio-technical affordances that are complex and difficult to understand.

        B. WhatsApp's popularity in Nigeria is due to its simplicity and capacity to allow longer texts and images.

        C. WhatsApp's popularity in Nigeria is due to its focus on personal online interactions and social communication.

        D. WhatsApp's popularity in Nigeria is due to its lack of socio-technical affordances and limited text capacity.

Apply (18 Questions)

Q34. How would you design a qualitative study on the role of social media in promoting public health discourse, specifically focusing on Covid-19 awareness messages transmitted through WhatsApp?

Q35. How would you present a content analysis of multimodal discourse texts, such as posts, chats, images, and memes, shared on WhatsApp during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria to reveal compelling and persuasive public awareness narratives?

Q36. How would you implement media monitoring and manual download techniques to harvest semiotically-driven posts related to public health discourse on WhatsApp during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Q37. How would you use computer-mediated and multimodal discourse approaches to investigate the role of social media in promoting proactive and preventive public health discourse during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Q38. How would you modify the social media practices of public health organizations during health crises like the Covid-19 pandemic to incorporate user-generated content, instant distribution of information, networking communities, two-way dialogue, and open-access?

Q39. Based on the text, how would you modify the public health discourse on Covid-19 to ensure the veracity of messages shared on WhatsApp?

        A. By implementing strict fact-checking measures before sharing any information

        B. By encouraging users to only share messages from trusted sources

        C. By promoting digital literacy skills among WhatsApp users

        D. By using AI-powered tools to flag and remove fake news

Q40. According to the text, how would you use social media platforms like WhatsApp to promote proactive and preventive public health discourse on Covid-19 in Nigeria?

        A. By creating multimodal discourse texts that project compelling and persuasive public awareness narratives

        B. By transmitting and widely sharing internet-generated public health advocacy material

        C. By relying on qualitative technique based on content analysis to describe and discuss the posts

        D. By using media monitoring and manual download techniques to harvest data

Q41. Based on the text, how would you develop a public health campaign on WhatsApp that integrates both language and multimodal elements to create awareness on Covid-19?

        A. By privileging speech and writing in the study of linguistic phenomena

        B. By using a mix of images, pictures, music, 3D objects, and other visual aids

        C. By relying on traditional media channels to amplify messages

        D. By restricting communication to written text

Q42. According to the text, how would you produce a study that explores the use of WhatsApp as an emerging digital tool for Digital Health Humanities scholarship in Nigeria during the Covid-19 pandemic?

        A. By examining how innovations in new media technologies have increased the role of language and communication in public health campaigns

        B. By focusing on the use of WhatsApp as a channel for lending voices to issues raised in the conventional media

        C. By analyzing the fears, anger, and disappointments expressed by users of the platform on the failings of the government

        D. By fact-checking and verifying the accuracy of information transmitted through WhatsApp

Q43. Applying the concept of Digital Health Discourse (DHD), how would you design a public health campaign on WhatsApp to address a specific non-communicable disease in Nigeria?

Q44. Based on the text, how would you use social media platforms like WhatsApp to construct a real-time public health emergency response plan in the event of an outbreak?

Q45. Drawing from the text, how would you group by characteristics the factors that contribute to successful public health communication on WhatsApp during a pandemic?

Q46. In regards to the data presented in the text, how would you change the communication medium to reach a larger percentage of the Nigerian population with COVID-19 public health advisories, if it were discovered that only 20 percent of the population uses WhatsApp?

Q47. Based on the text, how would you solve the challenge of misinformation spread during a public health emergency on WhatsApp through the Design Health Discourse (DHD) approach?

Q48. Based on the text, how would you demonstrate the use of WhatsApp platform as a digital health humanities discourse?

        A. By using it for personal online interactions

        B. By using it for broadcasting COVID-19 public health advocacy messages

        C. By using it for political discussions

        D. By using it for sports commentary

Q49. The text states that public health reflects societys desire and effort to improve health and well-being. How would you create a public health campaign that reflects this desire and effort?

        A. By focusing on individual health behaviors

        B. By engaging the government, private sector, and general public

        C. By using social media platforms to share health information

        D. By ignoring public health emergencies

Q50. Based on the text, how would you use social media platforms like WhatsApp to address public health emergencies?

        A. By ignoring social media and focusing on traditional media

        B. By using social media to transmit and share public health advisories

        C. By using social media for political discussions

        D. By using social media for sports commentary

Q51. The text states that public health discourse involves public active engagement in health issues. How would you design a public health discourse that encourages active engagement?

        A. By using a top-down approach and ignoring public input

        B. By using a bottom-up approach and encouraging public input

        C. By using social media platforms to share health information

        D. By ignoring public health emergencies

Analyze (12 Questions)

Q52. How is social media used in the context of public health campaigns according to the theoretical background presented?

Q53. What is the nature of the data set used in the study?

Q54. What methods were used to collect the data set?

Q55. How is the study analyzing the data set?

Q56. What is the significance of the studys focus according to the introduction?

Q57. What is the relationship between public health and multimodality, according to the introduction?

Q58. How does Shi et al. (2009) define public health and what role does it play in society?

Q59. How have social media platforms, specifically WhatsApp, been utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Q60. What is Digital Health Discourse and how does it relate to the use of social media for public health campaigns and healthcare information?

Q61. How has WhatsApp become a popular social media platform for Nigerians and how has it been used for public health advocacy?

Q62. How do Zethsen and Askehave (2006) view public health discourse and what role does it play in society?

Q63. How does the use of social media impact the transmission and dissemination of public health information?

Evaluate (12 Questions)

Q64. Evaluate the claim that social media, and specifically WhatsApp, played a crucial role in public health discourse during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

Q65. Evaluate the use of multimodal elements in the Covid-19 public health discourse on social media.

Q66. Evaluate the role of qualitative techniques based on content analysis in describing and discussing how social media posts as multimodal discourse texts project compelling and persuasive public awareness narratives designed to curb the spread of the virus and promote vaccine uptake in Nigeria.

Q67. Evaluate the statement that the growth of multimodality in the last three decades has resulted in immense research from scholars especially those working in discourse analysis.

Q68. Evaluate how the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the increased role of language and communication in public health campaigns, especially in the context of new media technologies and social media platforms.

Q69. Evaluate the effectiveness of WhatsApp as an emerging digital tool for Digital Health Humanities scholarship in Nigeria.

Q70. What criteria would you use to assess the effectiveness of WhatsApp as a platform for public health discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Q71. What sources could you use to verify the credibility of public health information shared on WhatsApp during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Q72. What information would you use to prioritize the allocation of resources for public health communication on social media platforms during a pandemic?

Q73. What changes would you recommend to improve the effectiveness of public health discourse on WhatsApp during a pandemic?

Q74. Evaluate the influence of social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, on public health discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q75. Judge the value of digital health discourse on social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, in improving public health outcomes during a pandemic.

Create (12 Questions)

Q76. Devise a plan to investigate the role of social media in promoting proactive and preventive public health discourse.

Q77. Develop a proposal for using computer-mediated and multimodal discourse approaches to study the transmission of Covid-19 public awareness messages through WhatsApp.

Q78. Generate a list of keywords related to the study of social media and public health discourse.

Q79. Propose a framework for studying the role of social media in promoting proactive and preventive public health discourse.

Q80. Organize a plan to study the role of social media in promoting proactive and preventive public health discourse.

Q81. Create a research design to study the use of WhatsApp in transmitting Covid-19 public awareness messages in Nigeria.

Q82. Devise a plan to utilize WhatsApp platform as a tool for public health communication.

Q83. How would you improve public health discourse on social media platforms?

Q84. What changes would you make to revise the current approach to public health communication during pandemics?

Q85. Can you develop a proposal that would integrate social media platforms in public health campaigns in Nigeria?

Q86. How would you test the effectiveness of social media platforms in transmitting and broadcasting public health campaigns?

Q87. What could you invent to enhance the accessibility and affordability of public health information on social media platforms?

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