The Role of Health TV Programs in Increasing Women’s Health Awareness in xiqar Province (Case study of the program; Shelon Al-Seha; in Al-Iraqiyah channel)
- Author:
- Hana Youssef Radi
- Level:
- Master
- Field of study:
- Media
- Language:
- Arabic
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Media and Communication
- Year:
- 2021
- Publisher:
- URD Press
- Supervisor(s):
- Ali Mohammad Razavi
- Advisor(s):
- Emad Al-Hilali
The health programs broadcast by Iraqi television are among the most important programs that attract the attention of the community in general and women in particular; These programs play an important role in women’s awareness, which means that they have a significant impact on maintaining the health of the family and, consequently, society. Growing women’s health awareness and increasing health culture helps them to support their home and community through health prevention and to challenge environmental conditions; The women of xiqar province have many advantages because, like other residents of this province, they have suffered from oppression during various historical periods. And this led me to choose this vital and important topic under the title (The role of health television programs in raising women’s health awareness in xiqar province (a case study of the “Shalon Al-Saha” program on Al-Iraqiyah channel) and an analytical look and field studies on programs that To understand the role of “Shalon Al-Saha” programs in the process of health awareness and culture building, I try to ask the question: What is the role of health TV programs broadcast by Al-Iraqiyah channel in the growth of women’s health awareness in xiqar province?
Since the present study is a subset of descriptive studies, we have used a survey research method to achieve its goals, which in general include familiarity with the role of health programs and “health” programs, especially in the development of health awareness through the recognition of social and Cultural and economic roles.
What is the relationship between the number of women watching the health programs of Al-Iraqiyah Channel in xiqar province and the social, cultural and economic maps? According to the objectives of the research and to collect data, questionnaires were used that were distributed among a selective sample of 400 people, consisting of spectators of “Shelon Al-Saha” programs. After implementing and analyzing the data, we reached the most important results of the dissertation, which are: The program also contributes to the dissemination of cultural awareness and helps reduce the prevalence of disease and reduce costs. There is a direct relationship between the rate of watching the health programs of Al-Iraqiyah channel by the women of xiqar province and health awareness, so that the more the programs are watched, the more the health awareness of the viewers is.