Medicine and health sciences
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Language Influence on Trust in Government Health Announcements: A Critical Study of English Language and Communication
Government health announcements depend on public understanding, but comprehension and trust are distinct outcomes. This paper examines how the use of English, the clarity of English wording, and the perceived source of a message shape responses…
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Efficacy of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Systems in Multiple Languages for Disease Reporting
— Rapid, complete, and accurate disease reporting is foundational to public health surveillance, particularly in settings with linguistic diversity and variable literacy. Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems offer a low-cost, device-agnostic channel for real-time reporting from…
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Multilingual Gamification Strategies for Health Education in Schools
— Schools are uniquely positioned to build health literacy and cultivate lifelong preventive behaviors, yet conventional health education often struggles with engagement, linguistic equity, and transfer to daily life. This manuscript proposes a comprehensive approach to…
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Visual-Linguistic Integration in Health Infographics for Low-Literacy Populations
— Low literacy remains a persistent barrier to effective health communication, undermining comprehension, recall, and adoption of recommended behaviors. Health infographics—concise, visually structured artifacts combining text and graphics—have been promoted as a way to reduce cognitive…
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Comparing Comprehension of Medical Terms in Sanskritized vs. Colloquial Hindi
— Health information in India is often communicated in Hindi, yet messaging alternates between highly Sanskritized vocabulary (e.g., hridayroga, kshudra-jwara) and colloquial or Hindustani forms (e.g., dil ki bimaari, bukhaar). This study compares comprehension of medical…
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Multilingual Accessibility in India’s Public Health Portals: A Usability Audit
— India’s public health ecosystem has expanded rapidly through national portals such as the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), the National Health Portal (NHP), Ayushman Bharat—Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), eSanjeevani (telemedicine), CoWIN…
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Comparative Study of Health Awareness Podcasts in Hindi, Bengali, and Telugu
— The rapid growth of mobile internet access and on-demand audio has positioned podcasts as a promising medium for public health communication in India. This study offers a comparative analysis of health awareness podcasts in three…
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Multilingual Training for ASHA Workers: Effects on Patient Satisfaction
— India’s vast linguistic diversity means frontline health communication often occurs across language boundaries. Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are the first point of contact for preventive, promotive, and some curative services in rural and peri-urban…
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Influence of Script Type (Devanagari vs. Romanized Hindi) on Health App Readability
Mobile health (mHealth) applications are increasingly localized for Indian users, yet the choice of script—native Devanagari or Romanized Hindi (often called “Hinglish”)—remains contested for readability and comprehension. This study investigates whether script choice influences reading speed,…