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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

Prevalence and Predictors of Posting Health-Related Content Among US Facebook Users: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

Richard Bannor, Ran Xu, Jolaade Kalinowski, Tricia Leahey, Caitlin Caspi, Christie I Idiong, Jared Goetz, Sherry Pagoto

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Richard BannorDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5849-8740
Ran XuDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5832-9226
Jolaade KalinowskiDepartment of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1058, USA.
Tricia LeaheyDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Caitlin CaspiDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Christie I IdiongDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Jared GoetzDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Sherry PagotoDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2462-8797

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Abstract

Health-related content is prevalent on Facebook, but we know little about how often the typical user posts about health, the nature of such posts, or the characteristics of users who do so. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 2508 adult US Facebook users to assess the frequency and predictors of posting about a health condition, health behavior, and health information on Facebook. The findings revealed that 68.7% of participants posted at least one type of health-related content on Facebook in the past year, and 41.6% posted all three types of health-related content. Approximately 47% posted about a health condition, 56.7% posted about health behavior, and 62.7% posted health information in the past year. Male gender, advanced education, greater Facebook engagement, having a greater number of Facebook friends, and having a chronic disease were associated with more frequent posting of all types of health-related posts (all

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Social MediaAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesYoung AdultFacebook and healthpeer-to-peer healthcareposting health-related contentsocial media

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