The social impact of the Egyptian Women’s Health Initiative on rural women in Sohag Governorate | ||
| Journal of Sohag Agriscience (JSAS) | ||
| Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14, December 2023, Pages 340-353 PDF (835.18 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research and Review Papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsasj.2023.336272 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed A. Orabi* 1; Mohamed S El Sabbagh2 | ||
| 1Rural Sociology- Fac. of Agric.- Sohag University- Egypt | ||
| 2Department of human development and economic Faculty of Fish resources Suez university Suez 43511 Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study aimed to identify the sources of the respondents’ knowledge about health initiatives in general and the Egyptian Women’s Health Initiative in Sohag Governorate in particular and the reasons for their acceptance of them, measure the degree of social evaluation of health initiatives, identify the obstacles facing these initiatives from the point of view of the respondents, identify some proposals to increase their effectiveness, and finally determine the degree of benefit. The subjects included health initiatives and the factors affecting them . To achieve the goal of the study, a representative sample of the beneficiaries of the initiative, the subject of the study, was drawn from the records of the Health Directorate in Sohag Governorate, where the number of those who were examined and confirmed to have the disease was determined, in the Egyptian Women’s Health Support Initiative, and the largest numbers infected and examined at the level of the governorate centers were determined, where they were chosen. AlBalina Center was considered the largest center in the number of infected cases, then the village of Al-Halafi was chosen as it was the largest village in the number of infected cases. Data was collected through a personal interview using a questionnaire form during the period (July 2023 - September 2023), which was transcribed and analyzed using frequencies and percentages to prepare Description and presentation tables, as well as using simple and multiple correlation coefficients to test the validity of hypotheses . The results showed that television is the primary source of knowledge about the initiative, and it was found that the most important reasons for the respondents’ interest in the Egyptian Women’s Health Initiative were the desire of rural women to be reassured about health on the one hand, and to receive treatment on the other hand, in addition to saving time, effort and cost. It was also found that the social evaluation of the initiative was high, and the most important obstacles were the complexity of some examination procedures and some matters related to the medical team. It was also found that the initiative had contributed well to the direct benefit of the subjects with the disease by saving time, effort and the hassle of moving across different distances, the cost of transportation for the patient and her companions, and the cost of examination and follow-up. And the cost of medications | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Health initiatives; supporting the health of Egyptian women; rural people in Sohag Governorate | ||
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