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Impact Data - Al Om Al Waaia - Egypt

Country

Egypt

Methodologies

  • Baseline survey with 2,100 respondents
  • Post-broadcast survey with 525 respondents following broadcast of the radio programme
  • Post-broadcast survey with 525 respondents following broadcast of the television spots

Access

  • 23% of those surveyed in the post-broadcast radio survey had heard the programme Al Om Al Waaia
  • 92% of those surveyed in the post-broadcast television survey had seen the television spots

Knowledge Shifts

  • Over 47% of those surveyed in the post-broadcast radio survey were aware of oral rehydration therapy
  • Over 87% of those surveyed in the post-broadcast television survey were aware of oral rehydration therapy

Practices

  • 36% of respondents in the post-broadcast television survey reported using oral rehydration therapy as a result of the newly acquired information about diarrhea and dehydration

Related Summaries

Source

"The Use of Mainstream Media to Encourage Social Responsibility: The International Experience" - The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Prepared by: Jennifer Daves and Liza Nickerson - The Media Project.


Placed on the Soul Beat Africa site July 15 2001
Last Updated May 20 2009



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