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. 2017 Aug 9:6:67.
doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_162_16. eCollection 2017.

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

Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi  1 , Faezeh Amini  2 , Alireza Rahimi  1 , Roya Kelishadi  3
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A content analysis of pediatric information in widely circulated newspapers in Iran

Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi et al. J Educ Health Promot. .

Abstract

Background: Newspapers play an important role in improving public health literacy. This study analysis the content of pediatric information in widely circulated Iranian newspapers in 2014.

Materials and methods: This is an applied survey performed using content analysis method. The data gathering tool was a checklist designed by the researcher. The sample size was determined using nonprobability sampling to be 426 articles with pediatric-related topics of five Iranian 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 which shows a need to pay more attention to international standards by both journalists and pediatricians.

Keywords: Content analysis; health information; pediatrics; widely circulated newspaper.

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Frequency of pediatrics-related messages in newspapers based on topic
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