ReviewCurrent treatment options in infectious diseases2021
Use of "Social Media"-an Option for Spreading Awareness in Infection Prevention.
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- Knowledge, concerns, and vaccine acceptance related to Mpox (Monkeypox) among university students in North and Northeast China: An online cross-sectional study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Readiness to manage Ebola Virus Disease among emergency healthcare workers in Uganda: a nationwide multicenter survey.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Support from Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Readiness To Manage Ebola Virus Disease Among Emergency Healthcare Workers in Uganda: A Nationwide Multicenter Survey.Research square · 2024Article
- "Have You Seen This Drivel?" A Comparison of How Common Health Issues Are Discussed within Brachycephalic and Non-Brachycephalic Dog Breed Groups on Social Media.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- An International Systematic Review Concerning the Effect of Social Media Exposure on Public Compliance with Infection Prevention and Control Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of infection prevention · 2023Review
- The impact of personal coaching on influenza vaccination among healthcare workers before and during COVID-19 pandemic.Vaccine · 2022Article
- Polish Medical Doctors' Opinions on Available Resources and Information Campaigns concerning Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance, a Cross-Sectional Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Global Health Strategies in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Unprecedented Threats.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Review
- Experiments with LDA and Top2Vec for embedded topic discovery on social media data-A case study of cystic fibrosis.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2022Article
- Microbiological Contamination of Mobile Phones and Mobile Phone Hygiene of Final-Year Medical Students in Uganda: A Need for Educational Intervention.Advances in medical education and practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThere is a need for enhanced adoption of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in both healthcare settings and the entire community, more so during pandemics. The exponential increase in the use of social media (SM) has made it a powerful tool for creating awareness, education, training and community engagement on IPC. Here, we review how social media can be used effectively to implement strategies to combat public health issues especially vis-à-vis infection prevention and control. RECENT
findingsAccording to the World Health Organization, 10% of patients get an infection whilst receiving care in healthcare institutions. Effective infection prevention and control measures can reduce healthcare-associated infections by at least 30%. Education and awareness play a vital role in implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies. Various studies show how social media has been used successfully in education and training activities, for awareness campaigns, community engagement, risk communications during outbreaks, disease surveillance and pharmacovigilance. SUMMARY: Infection prevention and control (IPC) is the need of the hour to mitigate transmission of disease in healthcare settings as well as in the community. SM is the fastest and most efficient way of communicating with the general population as well as health professionals. SM can help people take the right decisions and enable change in their behaviour patterns to introduce infection control practices.
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