Wulystan Pius Mtega
Access to and Usage of Information among Rural Communities: a Case Study of Kilosa District Morogoro Region in Tanzania
Sokoine University of Agriculture
study investigated rural communities kilosa district morogoro region tanzania accessed used information specifically study identified information needs rural people determined factors influencing choice information sources appropriateness information sources basing usefulness preference three divisions involved study area choice study area based availability multiple information sourceschannels information seekers could consulted simple random sampling technique employed selecting villages investigated respondents interviewed findings showed almost people needed information types information needed related day day problems information accessed mainly radio television sets newspapers magazines also cell phones face face communication choice information sources influenced respondents level education income sex age occupation distance information seekers residence information sources findings showed people accessed used information solving day day problems leisure purposes study recommends important frequent rural information needs assessments providing information services rural areas information providers repackage information appropriate forms suitable rural communities moreover radio television stations enough rural related programmes broadcasted appropriate time