Department of APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 May;72(5):822-826. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.166.
To explore the role of media during mass casualty events and its impact on people.
The qualitative thematic content analysis was conducted at Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, from 2018 to 2020 and comprised of semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions involving participants from the health sector and policymakers at the provincial level. The Frontline Workers such as the ambulance drivers and the first-aid-givers were also included. Data was subjected to conventional content analysis to generate themes.
There were 5 in-depth interviews and 4 focus group discussions in the study. Qualitative analysis revealed that the media has a great deal to do in times of a disaster. The media is the strongest weapon and largely impacts people's mind and behaviour, but it has been playing with their emotions and creating unrest among them.
There is a need for the policymakers to set guidelines and define the role of the media in times of a disaster.
探讨大众伤亡事件中媒体的作用及其对人们的影响。
本研究于 2018 年至 2020 年在卡拉奇的真纳信德医科大学进行,采用定性主题内容分析法,包括来自卫生部门和省级政策制定者的半结构式深入访谈和焦点小组讨论。还包括一线工作人员,如救护车司机和急救人员。对数据进行常规内容分析以生成主题。
研究中进行了 5 次深入访谈和 4 次焦点小组讨论。定性分析显示,媒体在灾难时期有很大的作用。媒体是最强大的武器,在很大程度上影响着人们的思想和行为,但它一直在玩弄人们的情绪,在他们中间制造动荡。
政策制定者有必要制定指导方针,界定媒体在灾难时期的作用。