Social media is online sources that facilitate individuals‟ engagement with different types of
content exchange, easy access to information and reach the public. Almost 24 Million social …

Keeping up-to-date with new health information is a necessity for healthcare professionals.
Today, social media platforms such as Twitter, among others, are important sources for …

Background Health educators and students have used social media to disseminate health
information, develop strategies to increase public health awareness, and educate the …

Background Although existing studies have described patterns of social media use in
healthcare, most are focused on health professionals in one discipline. Population health …

Objective Over the last 10 years, an extensive body of literature has been produced to
investigate the role of social media in health. However, little is known about the impact of …

Background: social media is becoming progressively used for improving health literacy and
health promotion. Objectives: this study aimed to find out the magnitude of use of social …

Social media is an umbrella term that defines online technology and practices used to share
opinion, insights, experience and perspectives. Social media are low cost marketing tools …

Background In the last decade, social media has emerged as a newer platform for
knowledge dissemination, information exchange, and interpersonal communication for …

Recent studies have increasingly emphasised the importance of using social media for
knowledge sharing in healthcare. However, few studies have explored physicians' …

Background: The use of social media as a means for health communication has greatly
increased among health promotion specialists. Community Health Workers (CHWs), who …