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Sabaghinejad Z, Parsaei-Mohammadi P, Khazzami A. The relationship between media literacy and detection of fake news related to COVID-19. jha 2023; 26 (4) :47-65
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1- Department of Medical library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
2- Department of Medical library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. ,Parsaei@ajums.ac.ir
2- Department of Medical library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. ,
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Introduction: One approach that protects society against the spread of information in crises is to increase media literacy. This study investigated the relationship between media literacy and the ability to detect fake news related to COVID-19 among students at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: The research population of this descriptive-correlational study consisted of students of various educational levels at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (7494 people). The sample size was estimated to be 367. The inclusion criteria included students’ willingness to participate in the research, and the exclusion criteria were non-completion of the questionnaire. Media literacy was measured using the questionnaire developed by Barati et al. The ability to detect fake news related to COVID-19 was assessed using the questionnaire developed by Esmaeili et al. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The data were analyzed using SPSS 26.
Results: The findings indicated that students had sufficient media literacy related to COVID-19 and could detect fake news. There was a significant difference in media literacy between male and female students and among students with different educational levels. However, there was no significant difference in the ability to detect fake news based on gender or educational level. A positive and significant relationship was observed between media literacy related to COVID-19 and the ability to detect fake news (r=0.367, p<0.05).
Conclusion: The students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences have sufficient media literacy and can detect fake news related to COVID-19.
Methods: The research population of this descriptive-correlational study consisted of students of various educational levels at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (7494 people). The sample size was estimated to be 367. The inclusion criteria included students’ willingness to participate in the research, and the exclusion criteria were non-completion of the questionnaire. Media literacy was measured using the questionnaire developed by Barati et al. The ability to detect fake news related to COVID-19 was assessed using the questionnaire developed by Esmaeili et al. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The data were analyzed using SPSS 26.
Results: The findings indicated that students had sufficient media literacy related to COVID-19 and could detect fake news. There was a significant difference in media literacy between male and female students and among students with different educational levels. However, there was no significant difference in the ability to detect fake news based on gender or educational level. A positive and significant relationship was observed between media literacy related to COVID-19 and the ability to detect fake news (r=0.367, p<0.05).
Conclusion: The students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences have sufficient media literacy and can detect fake news related to COVID-19.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Medical Librarianship and Information Science
Received: 2023/09/30 | Accepted: 2023/12/20 | Published: 2024/11/16
Received: 2023/09/30 | Accepted: 2023/12/20 | Published: 2024/11/16
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