Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2277-9531 7 4 2017 08 01 A content analysis of pediatric information in widely circulated newspapers in Iran 1 7 26593 EN . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi . Faezeh Amini Department of Medical Librarianship and Information Science, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences . Alireza Rahimi . Roya Kelishadi Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Journal Article 2023 01 24 BACKGROUND: Newspapers play an important role in improving public health literacy. This study<br />analysis the content of pediatric information in widely circulated Iranian newspapers in 2014.<br />MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is an applied survey performed using content analysis<br />method. The data gathering tool was a checklist designed by the researcher. The sample size was<br />determined using nonprobability sampling to be 426 articles with pediatric‑related topics of five<br />Iranian newspapers.<br />RESULTS: The results showed that the most popular topics included “psychological disorders” (19.6%)<br />and “nutrition” (19.27%). The null areas include “physiopathology of body fluids and fluid therapy”<br />and “gynecological problems in childhood” (0%).<br />CONCLUSION: The messages identified were more in line with needs of Iranian society which<br />shows a need to pay more attention to international standards by both journalists and pediatricians.<br /><br /> https://jehp.mui.ac.ir/article_26593_572624400295bcd695e277e7a8ae8898.pdf