A content analysis of pediatric information in widely circulated newspapers in Iran

نویسندگان
Faezeh Amini, . ID 1
Alireza Rahimi, . ID 2
Roya Kelishadi, . ID 3
Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi, . ID 4

1 Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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4 Department of Medical Librarianship and Information Science, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

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چکیده

BACKGROUND: Newspapers play an important role in improving public health literacy. This studyanalysis the content of pediatric information in widely circulated Iranian newspapers in 2014.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is an applied survey performed using content analysismethod. The data gathering tool was a checklist designed by the researcher. The sample size wasdetermined using nonprobability sampling to be 426 articles with pediatric‑related topics of fiveIranian newspapers.RESULTS: The results showed that the most popular topics included “psychological disorders” (19.6%)and “nutrition” (19.27%). The null areas include “physiopathology of body fluids and fluid therapy”and “gynecological problems in childhood” (0%).CONCLUSION: The messages identified were more in line with needs of Iranian society whichshows a need to pay more attention to international standards by both journalists and pediatricians.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Content Analysis, Health Information, Pediatrics, widely circulated newspaper