Journal of
Media and Communication Studies

  • Abbreviation: J. Media Commun. Stud.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2545
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 232

Full Length Research Paper

Interventions and messaging in behaviour change communication response to COVID-19: A qualitative analysis of covid campaign in Kenya coastal counties

Waithaka Ann
  • Waithaka Ann
  • Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Siringi Samuel
  • Siringi Samuel
  • Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 13 October 2022
  •  Accepted: 05 December 2022
  •  Published: 31 December 2022

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