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The role of libraries in promoting health literacy for combating non-communicable diseases in Tanzania

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dc.creator Mnzava, E. E.
dc.creator Katabalwa, A. S.
dc.date 2017-08-31T08:19:02Z
dc.date 2017-08-31T08:19:02Z
dc.date 2017
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:53:34Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:53:34Z
dc.identifier 2186-8662
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1770
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93879
dc.description International Journal of Development and Sustainability 2017, Vol.6(7): 443-450
dc.description Health literacy is an important aspect to every individual in the society. This is due to the fact that a health literate person understands his/her health status, take prevention and control measures of various diseases. The purpose of this paper was to discuss how health literacy for prevention, control and treatment of non communicable diseases can be conducted by libraries in Tanzania. The researcher reviewed several literatures and found out that libraries have a big role to play to ensure that community recognize their information needs, search for relevant information and make use of the information to make informed health decisions. The study concluded that because non communicable diseases impose a double burden to the government and her people a call for immediate actions from various stakeholders’ such as health libraries is required.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en
dc.publisher ISDS LLC, Japan |
dc.subject Libraries
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Health literacy
dc.subject Non-communicable diseases
dc.title The role of libraries in promoting health literacy for combating non-communicable diseases in Tanzania
dc.type Article


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