Health, News, and Media Information

Arroyave, Jesús

doi:10.1002/9781118241868.ch9

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“…Min et al (2020) agreed with the above assessment, stating that news coverage is usually more about treatment than about prevention, and often exaggerates the benefits of technological advances. In addition, media coverage tends to offer unrealistic expectations of a complete cure, with little mention of the costs, quality of evidence, potential risks, and alternative options (Cho 2006;De Souza 2007;Slater et al 2008;Arroyave 2013;Min et al 2020).…”

Section: Media Biasmentioning

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What Gets into the Media

Ly-Le

2023

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This study investigated the coverage of COVID-19 in Vietnam to understand what types of information can be published, how accurate it is, and if media bias exists. The results show that media biases are more clearly presented during the gathering and editing stages of news production. Although COVID-19 received a heightened frequency of reporting, news articles about this topic had limited use of sources, provide mostly general information and statistics, and lack of scientific quality. These results are intended to provide public health authorities and news audience with an understanding of how a health event is presented in the media.

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Section: Media Biasmentioning

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What Gets into the Media

Ly-Le

2023

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“…Healthcare providers (HCPs) have always constituted a formal source of health information for the general public (Logan, 2008 ) however nowadays the mass media offer much more exposure to health information, successfully placing health issues in everyday conversations or triggering dialogues between healthcare users and providers (Arroyave, 2012 ). Though the media offer health information in abundance, literature published in the past thirty years has shown it to be at times deceptive, inaccurate, contradictory, alarmist, incomplete, or even outdated (Arroyave, 2012 ).…”

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Knowledge, beliefs and communication preferences with regards to the HPV vaccine; the perspective of unvaccinated Greek adolescent girls, young women, and mothers of vaccine-eligible girls

Karamanidou

Dimopoulos

2018

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

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Background: Every year in Europe 60,000 women develop cervical cancer and 30,000 die from the disease. HPV vaccines are currently believed to constitute an important element of cervical cancer control strategy. The introduction of the HPV vaccine constitutes a shift in health policy and health promotion practice. The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge, beliefs and communication preferences of the Greek public with regards to the HPV vaccine. Methods: Six focus groups (5–8 participants) were conducted with unvaccinated teenage girls, young women and mothers of vaccine-eligible girls, recruited via schools and universities. Pre-focus group questionnaires consisted of: socio-demographic details and a knowledge questionnaire. The discussion guide was based on issues raised by relevant studies such as disease severity and personal risk perception, perceived benefits and barriers to vaccination, etc. Participants were also shown three types of stimuli namely, a leaflet, an expert interview and a documentary containing equivalent information on HPV and the HPV vaccine. Thematic analysis was used for analysis of the qualitative data. Findings: Findings revealed that participants had low to moderate knowledge levels on HPV and cervical cancer. Beliefs specific to the HPV vaccine as well as general beliefs about medicines and their use in everyday life were prevalent. The vaccination dilemma was exacerbated by the conflicting advice received by health professionals coupled with the difficulties participants experienced in evaluating relevant health information. Participants judged all stimuli according to content and format but the documentary was their preferred health information communication option. Conclusions: Findings could contribute to the understanding of health decision making with regards to preventive vaccination and help formulate recommendations for health policy adjustments.

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Media Content, News

Araújo¹

2022

The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication

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The production of news is influenced by several factors, namely media organizations, characteristics of journalists, and their organizational practices. News is the result of a complex process that involves the gathering of information, mostly through news sources, and then the application of newsworthiness criteria that allow journalists to decide whether a story is worth publishing. Within the health field, journalists rely heavily on news sources due to the technical nature of information and their lack of specialization. Even though health and science desks are now very common amongst media organizations, they encompass a wide category of news stories that includes diseases, new treatments or services, health products or procedures, medical research, and so on. News media are often a primary source of health information to the general public, and their coverage may be decisive in the decision‐making process about one's health.

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Health, News, and Media Information

Cited by 7 publications

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Knowledge, beliefs and communication preferences with regards to the HPV vaccine; the perspective of unvaccinated Greek adolescent girls, young women, and mothers of vaccine-eligible girls

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