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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2021

Social Media Use, Psychological Distress and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding the COVID-19 Among a Sample of the Population of Pakistan.

Muhammad Rizwan, Tauseef Ahmad, Xuehong Qi, Manal Abdulaziz Murad, Mukhtiar Baig, Abdullah Khalid Sagga, Saba Tariq, Fizzah Baig, Rozina Naz, Jin Hui

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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10 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad RizwanSchool of Education Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
Tauseef AhmadDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Xuehong QiSchool of Education Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
Manal Abdulaziz MuradDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mukhtiar BaigDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Khalid SaggaGeneral Dentist, Assistant Professor for Primary Health Care, Medical Program for Chronic Disease, General Department, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saba TariqDepartment of Pharmacology, University Medical & Dental College, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Fizzah BaigZiauddin Medical College, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Rozina NazDepartment of Psychology, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Pakistan.
Jin HuiDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
King Abdulaziz University · SANanjing Normal University · CNSoutheast University · CNInstitute of Southern PunjabMinistry of Health · SAUniversity of Faisalabad · PKZiauddin University · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess social media (SM) use, psychological distress, and knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among a sample of the population of Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Multan, Pakistan between April and May 2020. Demographics details, SM use, psychological distress, and KAP on the COVID-19 were investigated. A total of 800 respondents were analyzed out of which 33.5% (

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anxietyattitudeCOVID-19depressionknowledgepracticessocial mediastress

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