دور وسائل الإعلام في التثقيف الصحي : دراسة ميدانية لعينة من مرضى السكري بمدينة المسيلة

Abstract EN

Health education is one of the important topics which deserves consideration especially in the light of the widespread of chronic diseases, such us diabetes, which has crossed all barriers to reach 220 million patients across the globe, and this figure is expected to rise to 440 million in 2030, according to the report of the International Diabetes Organization.

In Algeria, the number of people infected with this disease has reached about 3million in the latest statistics.

In contrast, the media are contributing to health education, which is the best way to inform the community about the facts.

The more we contribute to raising the level of health education, the more it helps to reduce health problems.

The aim of this study is to highlight the role of the media in health education in diabetic patients in the city of M'sila, through the study of intentional sample (100 singles) of diabetic patients in the city of M'sila, the study has led to a number of outcomes, the most important of which are: Most of the respondents prefer to use television and radio as an important source in health education, as they follow the local health programs which deal with diabetes.

So it is necessary for the media to be concerned with health programs, especially in the light of health deterioration and the decline of health education of the individual in general.