Abstract

This study is a descriptive epidemiological study which was conducted in order to determine various properties of writings related to coronary artery disease (CAD) and its risk factors in 10 top selling national newspapers based on newspaper listing.
Most of the writings related to CAD and its risk factors composed less than 0.20%of total surface area of a newspaper. In 21.9%(16) of such writings, there were no pictures, and presentation techniques were not effective. When evaluated for scientific truth, 21.9%(16) of the writings were composed of false or partialy true writings. It was realized that newspapers under investigation did not spare enough space for writings related to CAD and its risk factors.

Key words: Coronary artery disease, risk factors, newspapers

Article Language: Turkish English