The Physicians' Attitudes toward the Social Support Campaigns through Covid-19 Crisis, "Thank You White Army of Egypt" As A Model

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Assistant Professor for PR & Advertising Mass Communication Faculty, Menofia University, Egypt

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This study seeks to reveal the Egyptian physicians' attitudes toward the social support campaigns through covid-19 crisis, "thank you white army of Egypt" as a model. The study surveyed 76 physicians as a volunteer sample using an electronic questionnaire.
The results indicated that the campaign achieved moral gains for doctors more than the material and practical gains. The study proved that the campaign made doctors feel supported during the crisis, but it failed to achieve material and practical support for them.

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