The role of Facebook in promoting health awareness about Corona Covid 19 A field study of a sample of Facebook users, Corona virus news page, and health education as an example
دور شبكة الفايسبوك في تعزيز التوعية الصحية حول فيروس كورونا كوفيد 19 دراسة ميدانية لعينة من مستخدمي الفايسبوك صفحة أخبار فيروس كورونا والتوعية الصحية نموذجا
Abstract
This study aimed to reveal the extent to which the Facebook network contributes and what these uses are to support and promote health education in Algerian society, and to determine the role it plays in developing, achieving and disseminating health education, based on the methods and patterns of use of those who follow the Corona Virus and Health Awareness page as an example. In order to test the hypotheses of the study, the analytical descriptive approach was adopted with the application of the two tools of observation in participation, and the electronic questionnaire on an intentional sample by polling the opinions of users of the virtual community following the Corona virus news and health awareness page from the virus Covid 19, which consisted of 220 individuals, and the study resulted in several Results, the most important of which are: Facebook network plays an effective role in promoting sound health education, and that the most important topics it provides are raising awareness, communicating with medical authorities, and early periodic examination.
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