Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the health information needs and seeking behavior
among final year students at UNZA during the covid-19 pandemic in Lusaka district. It also
focused on the following: health information sources used by the students, sources of health
information, how these health information are used, extent to which their health information
needs are satisfied, and the main barriers students encounter in meeting their health information
needs.
A qualitative design was used whose study unit comprised of UNZA final year students in
Lusaka district. The data was collected using a questionnaire. The sample was 90 purposively
selected respondents.
The findings from the study showed that students have a variety of health information needs and
their needs vary among gender. It also found that the specific major health information needed
by students were information about exercise, nutrition/diet and preventive health while the least
health information needed by the students are mental health
