Infodemic as a structural barrier to sexual and reproductive health service utilization in Africa: a rapid critical narrative review
Bahizire Riziki Richard, Aganze Mitima Synthia · 2026
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Bahizire Riziki Richard and Aganze Mitima Synthia wrote a 2026 review on how floods of information block sexual and reproductive health care in Africa. An infodemic is an overload of information, true and false mixed together, that buries trustworthy guidance. The authors argue its harm in Africa is structural, not just digital rumor.
The review drew on literature from 2020 to 2025, selecting 21 articles from 38 sources. Evidence spans 12 countries across every region of the continent. The synthesis names four linked mechanisms by which information overload acts as a barrier. They include scientific uncertainty exploited by rumor, and social and knowledge systems that distort trust. The authors call for responses that treat the problem as a system fault, not a content problem alone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bahizire Riziki Richard, Aganze Mitima Synthia |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |