Content Analysis Related to Child Health in Newspaper Articles.
- Author:
Shin Jeong KIM
1
;
Jung Eun LEE
;
Ja Hyoung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing Science, Hallym University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Child health
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Child;
Child Development;
Child Health*;
Child*;
Classification;
Education;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Newspapers*;
Seasons;
Periodicals
- From:Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
1999;5(2):167-184
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to provide basic data in child health education or counselling through content analysis related to child health in newspaper articles. Data were collected 8 daily newspaper by selecting health articles from neonate to adolescent period during 1 year from January 1 to December 31 in 1998. The data were analyzed in the framework of content analysis method and the reliability degree was 98% by the method of Holsti. The results of this study are as follows. 1. The frequency according to health category, disease treatment(46.7%) topped followed by health maintenance . promotion(28.0%), disease prevention(14.7%), growth? development(10.6%). 2. The frequency according to season, summer(36. 4%) rank first. 3. The frequency according to WHO international disease classification, infectious disease(29.6%) take most. 4. According to child developmental age, similar frequency showed from infant to adolescent except neonate. 5. 201 themes, 43 category, 4 health categories were confirmed in the content analysis. 6. Health maintence . promotion occupy 28.0% of health category include 14 categories. 7. Growth . development include 6 category occupying 10.6% of the whole health category. 8. Disease prevention occupy 14.7%0 of health category and contain 6 categories. 9. Disease treatment take top of health category by the rate of 46.7% and contain 17 categories.
