scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards COVID-19 among Social Media Users in an Engineering College, South India

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (02) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Kathleen Anne Mathew ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
South India ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
College Going ◽  
The Right

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting the global health system profoundly. Various measures have been taken to contain the disease spread. This study was conducted with the aim of assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices in relation to COVID-19 in social media users among college-going students. Methods: A cross –sectional web-based study was conducted among the students of an engineering college in south India. The study questionnaire was adapted from an earlier study which included four segments to collect information regarding socio-demographic details, knowledge, attitude and practices regarding COVID-19. Descriptive statistics was employed and the results were expressed as numbers and percentages. Results: A total of 252 engineering students took part in the study. 251 participants (99.6 %) had knowledge about the symptoms of COVID-19 and 243 (96.4%) participants knew the methods of transmission of the virus. With regard to the attitude towards COVID-19, 246 (97.6%) individuals felt that taking adequate precautions will reduce disease transmission, and 179 (71.0%) individuals completely agreed with the government’s decision to implement the lockdown. Regarding practices related to COVID-19, 214 (84.9%) individuals regularly disinfected their hands, 249 (98.8%) respondents wore a mask regularly, and 226 (89.7%) participants adhered to social distancing norms. Conclusion: The respondents in this study who were social media users in an engineering college in south India had fairly good knowledge, displayed a positive attitude and followed responsible practices with regard to COVID-19. Promotion of knowledge and awareness about the right practices related to COVID-19 among the public is necessary to ensure the adoption of effective preventive behaviours.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Effectiveness of Identity-Based Public Health Announcements in Increasing the Likelihood of Complying With COVID-19 Guidelines: Randomized Controlled Cross-sectional Web-Based Study

10.2196/25762 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. e25762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander S Dennis ◽  
Patricia L Moravec ◽  
Antino Kim ◽  
Alan R Dennis
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Amazon Mechanical Turk ◽  
Christian Identity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Identity Based

Background Public health campaigns aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 are important in reducing disease transmission, but traditional information-based campaigns have received unexpectedly extreme backlash. Objective This study aimed to investigate whether customizing of public service announcements (PSAs) providing health guidelines to match individuals’ identities increases their compliance. Methods We conducted a within- and between-subjects, randomized controlled cross-sectional, web-based study in July 2020. Participants viewed two PSAs: one advocating wearing a mask in public settings and one advocating staying at home. The control PSA only provided information, and the treatment PSAs were designed to appeal to the identities held by individuals; that is, either a Christian identity or an economically motivated identity. Participants were asked about their identity and then provided a control PSA and treatment PSA matching their identity, in random order. The PSAs were of approximately 100 words. Results We recruited 300 social media users from Amazon Mechanical Turk in accordance with usual protocols to ensure data quality. In total, 8 failed the data quality checks, and the remaining 292 were included in the analysis. In the identity-based PSA, the source of the PSA was changed, and a phrase of approximately 12 words relevant to the individual’s identity was inserted. A PSA tailored for Christians, when matched with a Christian identity, increased the likelihood of compliance by 12 percentage points. A PSA that focused on economic values, when shown to individuals who identified as economically motivated, increased the likelihood of compliance by 6 points. Conclusions Using social media to deliver COVID-19 public health announcements customized to individuals’ identities is a promising measure to increase compliance with public health guidelines. Trial Registration ISRCTN Registry 22331899; https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN22331899.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Effectiveness of Identity-Based Public Health Announcements in Increasing the Likelihood of Complying With COVID-19 Guidelines: Randomized Controlled Cross-sectional Web-Based Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander S Dennis ◽  
Patricia L Moravec ◽  
Antino Kim ◽  
Alan R Dennis
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Amazon Mechanical Turk ◽  
Christian Identity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Identity Based

BACKGROUND Public health campaigns aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 are important in reducing disease transmission, but traditional information-based campaigns have received unexpectedly extreme backlash. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate whether customizing of public service announcements (PSAs) providing health guidelines to match individuals’ identities increases their compliance. METHODS We conducted a within- and between-subjects, randomized controlled cross-sectional, web-based study in July 2020. Participants viewed two PSAs: one advocating wearing a mask in public settings and one advocating staying at home. The control PSA only provided information, and the treatment PSAs were designed to appeal to the identities held by individuals; that is, either a Christian identity or an economically motivated identity. Participants were asked about their identity and then provided a control PSA and treatment PSA matching their identity, in random order. The PSAs were of approximately 100 words. RESULTS We recruited 300 social media users from Amazon Mechanical Turk in accordance with usual protocols to ensure data quality. In total, 8 failed the data quality checks, and the remaining 292 were included in the analysis. In the identity-based PSA, the source of the PSA was changed, and a phrase of approximately 12 words relevant to the individual’s identity was inserted. A PSA tailored for Christians, when matched with a Christian identity, increased the likelihood of compliance by 12 percentage points. A PSA that focused on economic values, when shown to individuals who identified as economically motivated, increased the likelihood of compliance by 6 points. CONCLUSIONS Using social media to deliver COVID-19 public health announcements customized to individuals’ identities is a promising measure to increase compliance with public health guidelines. CLINICALTRIAL ISRCTN Registry 22331899; https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN22331899.

scholarly journals Quantifying Media Effects, Its Content, and Role in Promoting Community Awareness of Chikungunya Epidemic in Bangladesh

Epidemiologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Mst. Marium Begum ◽  
Osman Ulvi ◽  
Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic ◽  
Mallory R. Walsh ◽  
Hasan Tarek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Media Outlet ◽  
And Control

Background: Chikungunya is a vector-borne disease, mostly present in tropical and subtropical regions. The virus is spread by Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitos and symptoms include high fever to severe joint pain. Dhaka, Bangladesh, suffered an outbreak of chikungunya in 2017 lasting from April to September. With the goal of reducing cases, social media was at the forefront during this outbreak and educated the public about symptoms, prevention, and control of the virus. Popular web-based sources such as the top dailies in Bangladesh, local news outlets, and Facebook spread awareness of the outbreak. Objective: This study sought to investigate the role of social and mainstream media during the chikungunya epidemic. The study objective was to determine if social media can improve awareness of and practice associated with reducing cases of chikungunya. Methods: We collected chikungunya-related information circulated from the top nine television channels in Dhaka, Bangladesh, airing from 1st April–20th August 2017. All the news published in the top six dailies in Bangladesh were also compiled. The 50 most viewed chikungunya-related Bengali videos were manually coded and analyzed. Other social media outlets, such as Facebook, were also analyzed to determine the number of chikungunya-related posts and responses to these posts. Results: Our study showed that media outlets were associated with reducing cases of chikungunya, indicating that media has the potential to impact future outbreaks of these alpha viruses. Each media outlet (e.g., web, television) had an impact on the human response to an individual’s healthcare during this outbreak. Conclusions: To prevent future outbreaks of chikungunya, media outlets and social media can be used to educate the public regarding prevention strategies such as encouraging safe travel, removing stagnant water sources, and assisting with tracking cases globally to determine where future outbreaks may occur.

Our Potential and Challenges of Social Media in Promoting Women’s Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
Neelesh Pandey ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Public

Women’s health is a matter of concern for very countries. The advancement in the field of internet and emergence of social media has affected communication process to a great extent. As social media has advantage over traditional media because of web based applications, it can be used to promote health communication especially women’s health which is neglected over the time. The present article attempts to find out the potential and challenges of social media for using as a tool to promote and aware the public on women’s health.

Sociodemographic Factors’ Influence on the Consumption and Assessment of COVID-19 Related Information–An International Web-Based Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2 (40)) ◽  
pp. 26-44
Author(s):  
Sigrid STJERNSWÄRD ◽  
Anna-Karin IVERT ◽  
Stinne GLASDAM
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Reliability Assessments ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
And Behavior

Information flows can affect people’s apprehension of the pan- demic and related behaviors. The aim is to explore how people access and assess COVID-19 information and whether sociodemographic factors are associated with these processes. Quantitative data from 928 persons from 29 countries who participated in an international web-based survey was ana- lyzed with descriptive and analytic statistics. Television, newspapers and social media were common sources to search for certain types of COVID-19 information. Age, educational level, employment status and sex were as- sociated with differences in terms of reported sources, types, and reliability assessments of retrieved information. Sex and education levels were associ- ated with differences pertaining to main sources and kinds of information searched. Younger respondents reported more frequent uses of social media than older respondents. Older respondents assessed information from tra- ditional media as more reliable information from social media. The current results show trends about where and how information is accessed and assessed during the pandemic. Some associations with sociodemographic factors were found, but the study’s cross-sectional design prevents causal inferences. Further research on consumption patterns of COVID-19 infor- mation and its effects on consumers is motivated, as this may in turn affect people’s attitudes and behavior relating to the pandemic.

The Role of Social Media in the Public Sector

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anteneh Ayanso ◽  
Darryl Moyers
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Public Service Agencies ◽  
Service Agencies ◽  
Effective Integration

Social media is promising new opportunities across a broad spectrum of public services. As the Internet and its ubiquitous applications extend globally, an increasing number of governments and their public service agencies are embracing social media as one of the major mechanisms to interact with the public. Social media provides a new wave of Web-based applications and channels for citizens to share constructive ideas and opinions and play active roles in various areas in the public sector. At the same time, social media helps government organizations and elected officials of different government levels to actively listen to citizens and constantly monitor their existing services as well as develop new initiatives. Effective integration of Web 2.0 technologies and applications into existing Internet infrastructure adds visibility and accountability in the public sector and enhances services to citizens.

Nurses’ attitudes towards euthanasia in conflict with professional ethical guidelines

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Terkamo-Moisio ◽  
Tarja Kvist ◽  
Mari Kangasniemi ◽  
Teuvo Laitila ◽  
Olli-Pekka Ryynänen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University

Background: Despite the significant role of nurses in end-of-life care, their attitudes towards euthanasia are under-represented both in the current literature and the controversial debate that is ongoing in several countries. Research questions: What are the attitudes towards euthanasia among Finnish nurses? Which characteristics are associated with those attitudes? Research design: Cross-sectional web-based survey. Participants and research context: A total of 1003 nurses recruited via the members’ bulletin of the Finnish Nurses Association and social media. Ethical considerations: Ethical approval was obtained from the Committee on Research Ethics of the university to which the authors were affiliated. Findings: The majority (74.3%) of the participants would accept euthanasia as part of Finnish healthcare, and 61.8% considered that Finland would benefit from a law permitting euthanasia. Most of the nurses (89.9%) thought that a person must have the right to decide on his or her own death; 77.4% of them considered it likely that they would themselves make a request for euthanasia in certain situations. Discussion: The value of self-determination and the ability to choose the moment and manner of one’s death are emphasized in the nurses’ attitudes towards euthanasia. Conclusion: A continuous dialogue about euthanasia and nurses’ shared values is crucial due to the conflict between nurses’ attitudes and current ethical guidelines on nursing.

scholarly journals Social Media and Reproductive Health - Communication Model of Adolescent Reproductive Health in Social Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Yanti Setianti ◽  
Susanne Dida ◽  
Lilis Puspitasari ◽  
Aat Ruchiat Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Correct Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Adolescent Reproductive Health ◽  
The Right

Communication via social media has created a positive output on information dissemination in every aspect of life, including health. One of the social media functions is to support development by empowering the public in taking care of their own health and welfare. It is essential to develop an effective communication model for disseminating information on adolescent reproductive health. The rapid growth in the number of health reproductive information portals in the social media, the circumstances are creating a high selectivity on the right and correct information needed for the adolescent based on the particular condition in each region. 

scholarly journals Komunikasi Konsep Bekerja di Era Millenial: Analisis Kritis Perubahan Konsep Lapangan Pekerjaan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Teguh Hidayatul Rachmad
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Private Sphere ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Village ◽  
The City ◽  
Life Work

The symbol of change in everything in the human sphere is marked by the disruptive era, which is an era in which activity, interaction and communication between humans changes very rapidly, especially in the field of work and the needs of human life. Work is no longer required to leave the house and must come on time at the office. The research method used is qualitative research with a critical approach. Dismantling the domination of an emancipatory spirit is one of the goals of the critical approach. The choice of social media as a place for creativity is effective because there is no filter of information in the media. everyone has the right and obligation to photos, videos and various kinds of individual works to be published on social media. Many creative content has finally appeared on social media with cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds from different accounts. Influencers are a job that is in demand by people in the current millennial era. The era of postmodernism has changed the concept of working from the public to the private sphere. Work does not have to go to the office and meet and collaborate with many people. Work in the postmodern era can be done anywhere, for example at home, on the beach, in the mountains, in the village, in the city and does not have to meet many people.

scholarly journals Social Media Use, eHealth Literacy, Disease Knowledge, and Preventive Behaviors in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study on Chinese Netizens

10.2196/19684 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. e19684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Li ◽  
Qinliang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Disease Knowledge ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Types

Background Since its outbreak in January 2020, COVID-19 has quickly spread worldwide and has become a global pandemic. Social media platforms have been recognized as important tools for health-promoting practices in public health, and the use of social media is widespread among the public. However, little is known about the effects of social media use on health promotion during a pandemic such as COVID-19. Objective In this study, we aimed to explore the predictive role of social media use on public preventive behaviors in China during the COVID-19 pandemic and how disease knowledge and eHealth literacy moderated the relationship between social media use and preventive behaviors. Methods A national web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted by a proportionate probability sampling among 802 Chinese internet users (“netizens”) in February 2020. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and hierarchical multiple regressions were employed to examine and explore the relationships among all the variables. Results Almost half the 802 study participants were male (416, 51.9%), and the average age of the participants was 32.65 years. Most of the 802 participants had high education levels (624, 77.7%), had high income >¥5000 (US $736.29) (525, 65.3%), were married (496, 61.8%), and were in good health (486, 60.6%). The average time of social media use was approximately 2 to 3 hours per day (mean 2.34 hours, SD 1.11), and the most frequently used media types were public social media (mean score 4.49/5, SD 0.78) and aggregated social media (mean score 4.07/5, SD 1.07). Social media use frequency (β=.20, P<.001) rather than time significantly predicted preventive behaviors for COVID-19. Respondents were also equipped with high levels of disease knowledge (mean score 8.15/10, SD 1.43) and eHealth literacy (mean score 3.79/5, SD 0.59). Disease knowledge (β=.11, P=.001) and eHealth literacy (β=.27, P<.001) were also significant predictors of preventive behaviors. Furthermore, eHealth literacy (P=.038) and disease knowledge (P=.03) positively moderated the relationship between social media use frequency and preventive behaviors, while eHealth literacy (β=.07) affected this relationship positively and disease knowledge (β=–.07) affected it negatively. Different social media types differed in predicting an individual’s preventive behaviors for COVID-19. Aggregated social media (β=.22, P<.001) was the best predictor, followed by public social media (β=.14, P<.001) and professional social media (β=.11, P=.002). However, official social media (β=.02, P=.597) was an insignificant predictor. Conclusions Social media is an effective tool to promote behaviors to prevent COVID-19 among the public. Health literacy is essential for promotion of individual health and influences the extent to which the public engages in preventive behaviors during a pandemic. Our results not only enrich the theoretical paradigm of public health management and health communication but also have practical implications in pandemic control for China and other countries.

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