INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS
1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Hanh
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: July 30, 1985
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision No. 3683/2015/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2015, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.
6. Changes in the training process: no changes
7. Thesis title:"The role of the press in the campaign to prevent dengue fever and Zika virus disease"
8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01
9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duong Xuan Son– Lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism & Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of the thesis results:
- The thesis adheres closely to the theoretical foundations of journalism and provides a theoretical and practical basis, while also analyzing, synthesizing, and interpreting the issues related to the thesis. These issues concern the role of journalism in communication campaigns to prevent and control dengue fever and Zika virus disease – a crucial aspect of public health care and protection.
- Based on the established theoretical framework, the thesis surveyed public opinion and explored how people access information, including the frequency, purpose, and content of information access regarding the general epidemic situation, specifically dengue fever and Zika virus disease, through the media; it also identified the successes, limitations, and causes of limitations in the information and communication work for epidemic prevention and control in general, and dengue fever and Zika virus disease in particular.
- Based on the theoretical and practical foundations studied, this thesis proposes basic solutions and recommendations for management agencies, media outlets, and the public to improve the quality of information and communication about epidemics through strengthening close coordination with leadership agencies, media outlets, and reporters; strengthening the censorship of information content before publication; and developing communication content to encourage people to change their behavior and actively participate in environmental sanitation campaigns, eliminating mosquito larvae/pupae, killing adult mosquitoes, wearing long clothing, and sleeping under mosquito nets to prevent dengue fever and Zika virus disease.
11. Practical applications:
The research findings have potential applications in disseminating information through communication campaigns aimed at changing people's perceptions and behaviors, encouraging their active participation in disease prevention and control efforts in the future.
12. Future research directions:
Based on the results of this study, further research can be conducted on the communication of preventive health care, especially in disease prevention and control, through the media.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hanh 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: July 30th, 1985 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 3683/2015/QD-XHNV-SDH, date 31stDecember 2015 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: “The press's role in the prevention and against campaign of dengue petechial fever's epidemic disease and epidemic disease caused by the Zika virus”
8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01
9. Supervisor: Associate Professor. Dr. Duong Xuan Son - Lecturer, Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
- The thesis was already closed with theoretical foundation of journalism and introduced theoretical and practical basis as well as analyzed, synthesized and interpreted matters related to thesis. That is the role of the press in the communication campaign on prevention and against to epidemic disease of dengue petechial fever and epidemic disease caused by Zika virus- This is an important issue in care and protection of the people's health.
- Based on the developed theoretical issues, the thesis already investigated public opinion, explored ways of information accession including frequency, purpose and access contents of information on disease situation in general and epidemic disease of dengue petechial fever and epidemic disease caused by Zika virus in particular on press. The thesis also indicates the success, limitations, and reasons of restriction in communication and propaganda operation of disease prevention and against general, and epidemic disease of dengue petechial fever and epidemic disease caused by Zika virus in particular.
- From the studied theoretical and practical basis, the thesis already introduced basic solutions and recommendations to management agencies, press agencies and the public in order to improve the quality in communication operations on epidemic disease through enhancing closed coordination with leading agencies, press agencies and reporters; strengthen censorship operation of information's contents before posting; and developing propaganda contents for the people to be able to change their behavior, actively participating in the prevention and against campaign of epidemic disease of dengue petechial fever and epidemic disease caused by Zika virus such as environmental sanitation, killing mosquito larva, and mature mosquitoes, wearing long-sleeved clothes, and sleeping in mosquito-net to prevent and against to epidemic disease of dengue petechial fever and epidemic disease caused by Zika virus;
11. Practical applicability:
The results of study are applicable in information transmission on communication changing the people's awareness and behavior so that the people actively participate in operations of prevention and against to epidemic disease in coming time.
12. Further research directions:
From the results of this study, it is possible to develop a more in-depth study on communication operation on standby medical activities, particularly in prevention and against operation of epidemic diseases on press.
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