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COVID-19 Myths and Music Advocacy in Nigeria

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    • Publication Information:
      IntechOpen
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Collection:
      IntechOpen (E-Books)
    • Abstract:
      Myth mongering constitutes major impediment to the fight against COVID-19 and adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols in Nigeria. Against this background, this chapter analyses three COVID-19 advocacy songs to unpack how lyrics were used to neutralise myths and articulates adherence to COVID-19 preventive protocols. To burst the myths that the COVID-19 is a disease of the rich and the aged, the lyrics indicated that the virus does not respect social status or spare any age group. The songs contributed to advocacy by preaching adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols to be safe and survive the ‘plague’. The paper stresses the importance of incorporating religious institutions, particularly music evangelists, in the fight against pandemics and other health crisis.
    • ISBN:
      978-1-83969-466-0
      1-83969-466-1
    • Relation:
      https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/covid-19-myths-and-music-advocacy-in-nigeria
    • Accession Number:
      10.5772/intechopen.98783
    • Online Access:
      https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98783
      https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/covid-19-myths-and-music-advocacy-in-nigeria
    • Rights:
      https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    • Accession Number:
      edsbas.B993F31D