ReviewHealth promotion perspectives2022
The role of social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: Salvaging its 'power' for positive social behaviour change in Africa.
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- Assessing the visibility and public engagement of bone marrow and stem cell transplantation research: An altmetric analysis.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Community perspectives on drug promotion on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.F1000Research · 2025Article
- Factors shaping Covid-19 vaccine acceptability among young people in South Africa and Nigeria: An exploratory qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- Navigating the digital frontier during the COVID-19 pandemic and EVALI epidemic: The impact of social media on public health.Public health challenges · 2024Article
- Influence of social media on psychological health of youth during COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Using social media to build confidence in vaccines: lessons from community engagement and social science research in Africa.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Article
- Understanding the determinants of vaccine hesitancy in the United States: A comparison of social surveys and social media.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Social media for public health: Reaping the benefits, mitigating the harms.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Article
- A structured literature review of the health infodemic on social media in Africa.Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) · 2023Article
- Higher COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Are Associated with Lower COVID-19 Mortality: A Global Analysis.Vaccines · 2022Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remains a significant global public health crisis. The unique evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen social media emerging and growing into an important vehicle for rapid information dissemination. This has in turn given rise to multiple sources of information, leading to what has come to be known as 'infodemic', associated with the plethora of misinformation and conspiracy theories. In this perspective, we explore the growth of the social media industry and the impact it has had during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. We argue that while the multiple information pieces circulating on social media cause misinformation and panic, this might not necessarily and in all the cases influence sustained behaviours in the target population groups. We offer suggestions on how the power of social media can be harnessed and integrated into social and public health for a better digital balance for communication for development.
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