The Role of Mass Media in Define Rural Women of Precautions to Prevent from Corona Virus (Covid_ 19) in Two Villages of Kafr El Dawar at Al Behiera Governorate

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Roads Research and Agricultural Extension Aids Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute - Agricultural Research Center - Cairo.

Abstract

This research aimed mainly to identify The role of mass media in define rural women of precautions to prevent from corona virus . the study was carried out for achieving the following :1-to identify objectives some characteristics of respondents. 2- exposed of respondent to mass media to know information about corona virus. 3- of respondents benefit of their exposed to mass media to know information about corona virus .4- to identify the role of mass media in define rural women of precautions to prevent corona virus 3- study the statistical relationship between some studied independent variables and the dependent variable .Data were collecting by using questionnaire through personal interview with 140 rural woman. Data were analyzed statistically by using percentages, frequencies, arithmetic mean, stander deviation, simple correlation coefficient, chi square  and multiple correlation and regression analysis (step-wise).the main findings were as follows:
 
1-(62.9%) of respondents The degree of their exposed to mass media to know information about corona virus medium and high.
2-(64.3%) of respondents The benefit of their exposed to mass media to know information about corona virus medium and high.
3-The most of Respondents (83.5%) explain that the role of studied mass media have medium and high role in define rural women of precautions to prevent corona virus
4-There are positive and significant correlated relation at probable level (0.01) between The role of mass media in define rural women of precautions to prevent corona virus and state study, work of respondent, work of respondent husband, knowledge of respondent about corcna virus.
3-There are two independent variables: knowledge of respondent about corcna virus and the degree of knowledge benefits of the information about corona virus explain %16.5 of variance on the dependent variable.                                                                                  

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