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Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia

One of the worst flood disasters in Malaysian history that occurred in December 2014 had caused much damage including to lives, houses, and material possessions. Large parts of the country, mainly in the East Coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang were severely affected. This study was con...

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Main Authors: A.Manaf, Aini Maznina, Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha, Wok, Saodah
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Language:English
Published: Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Malaya 2018
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H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/68297/1/Flood%20MICOLLAC%20_MJMS%20Dec%202018.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.682972018-12-17T02:54:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68297/ Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia A.Manaf, Aini Maznina Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha Wok, Saodah H Social Sciences (General) One of the worst flood disasters in Malaysian history that occurred in December 2014 had caused much damage including to lives, houses, and material possessions. Large parts of the country, mainly in the East Coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang were severely affected. This study was conducted to explore the use of the mobile phone during the 2014 Malaysian flood. A cross-sectional survey involving a total of 507 respondents who live in flood-affected areas was conducted to examine the use of the mobile phone and the satisfaction obtained from its usage. Being active users of the mobile phone, flood victims mainly used it to obtain information about the flood situation in their community and to communicate with close family members. Furthermore, mobile phones were used to gratify social, entertainment, and mobility needs. Findings of the study will have implications on uses and gratifications, mobile phone use, and natural disasters. Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Malaya 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68297/1/Flood%20MICOLLAC%20_MJMS%20Dec%202018.pdf A.Manaf, Aini Maznina and Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha and Wok, Saodah (2018) Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Media Studies, 20 (2). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1511-2284 http://jpmm.um.edu.my/index.php/JPMM/article/view/12618/8929
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
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A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha
Wok, Saodah
Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia
description One of the worst flood disasters in Malaysian history that occurred in December 2014 had caused much damage including to lives, houses, and material possessions. Large parts of the country, mainly in the East Coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang were severely affected. This study was conducted to explore the use of the mobile phone during the 2014 Malaysian flood. A cross-sectional survey involving a total of 507 respondents who live in flood-affected areas was conducted to examine the use of the mobile phone and the satisfaction obtained from its usage. Being active users of the mobile phone, flood victims mainly used it to obtain information about the flood situation in their community and to communicate with close family members. Furthermore, mobile phones were used to gratify social, entertainment, and mobility needs. Findings of the study will have implications on uses and gratifications, mobile phone use, and natural disasters.
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author A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha
Wok, Saodah
author_facet A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Tengku Mohd Azzman, Tengku Siti Aisha
Wok, Saodah
author_sort A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
title Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia
title_short Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia
title_full Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia
title_fullStr Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Usage of mobile phones among flood victims in Malaysia
title_sort usage of mobile phones among flood victims in malaysia
publisher Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Malaya
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68297/1/Flood%20MICOLLAC%20_MJMS%20Dec%202018.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68297/
http://jpmm.um.edu.my/index.php/JPMM/article/view/12618/8929
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