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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Characteristics of YouTube Videos in Spanish on How to Prevent COVID-19.

Ignacio Hernández-García, Teresa Giménez-Júlvez

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ignacio Hernández-GarcíaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital of Zaragoza, Calle San Juan Bosco 15, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Teresa Giménez-JúlvezDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Miguel Servet University Hospital of Zaragoza, Paseo Isabel la Católica 1, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa · ESHospital Universitario Miguel Servet · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo analyze the characteristics of YouTube videos in Spanish on the basic measures to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

methodsOn 18 March 2020, a search was conducted on YouTube using the terms "Prevencion Coronavirus" and "Prevencion COVID-19". We studied the associations between the type of authorship and the country of publication with other variables (such as the number of likes and basic measures to prevent COVID-19 according to the World Health Organization, among others) with univariate analysis and a multiple logistic regression model.

resultsA total of 129 videos were evaluated; 37.2% were produced in Mexico (25.6%) and Spain (11.6%), and 56.6% were produced by mass media, including television and newspapers. The most frequently reported basic preventive measure was hand washing (71.3%), and the least frequent was not touching the eyes, nose, and mouth (24.0%). Hoaxes (such as eating garlic or citrus to prevent COVID-19) were detected in 15 videos (10.9%). In terms of authorship, papers produced by health professionals had a higher probability of reporting hand hygiene (OR (95% CI) = 4.20 (1.17-15.09)) and respiratory hygiene (OR (95% CI) = 3.05 (1.22-7.62)) as preventive measures.

conclusionInformation from YouTube in Spanish on basic measures to prevent COVID-19 is usually not very complete and differs according to the type of authorship. Our findings make it possible to guide Spanish-speaking users on the characteristics of the videos to be viewed in order to obtain reliable information.

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Social MediaVideo RecordingBetacoronavirusCommunicable Disease ControlCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDeceptionHand HygieneHealth EducationHumansLanguageMass MediaMexicoPandemicsPneumonia, ViralcoronavirusCOVID-19informationpreventionWorld Health OrganizationYouTube

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PMID32610523
PMCPMC7370194
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