Samouei Rahele, Hajari Sara
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2018 Dec 28;7:170. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_103_18. eCollection 2018.
Women are among vulnerable groups and susceptible to mental health problems during any disaster. Therefore, the current study aims to identify the mental health information needs of women during disasters.
This is a qualitative study carried out using content analysis method through semi-structured interviews with 27 participants in cities of Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad during the year 2018.
The summary of the findings indicated 8 components and 25 subcomponents for health information needs of women during disasters. These information needs included primary needs and secondary needs such as psychological, social, cultural, support and rescue, policy-making, media coverage, and environmental needs.
The findings of this study can be used by authorities and policy-makers during disasters and rescue efforts for the female population and can help improve the general health status of the society.
女性属于弱势群体，在任何灾难期间都易出现心理健康问题。因此，本研究旨在确定灾难期间女性的心理健康信息需求。
这是一项定性研究，于2018年通过对德黑兰、伊斯法罕和马什哈德市的27名参与者进行半结构化访谈，采用内容分析法开展。
研究结果总结表明，灾难期间女性健康信息需求有8个组成部分和25个子组成部分。这些信息需求包括主要需求和次要需求，如心理、社会、文化、支持与救援、政策制定、媒体报道以及环境需求。
本研究结果可供当局和政策制定者在灾难及救援行动中用于女性群体，有助于改善社会整体健康状况。
