- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Media in Health Education
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Alberta Health Services
2022-2024
Background Attitudes toward the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and accuracy of information shared about this topic in web-based settings vary widely. As real-time, global exposure to discourse HPV immunization shapes attitudes people vaccination, spread misinformation misrepresentation scientific knowledge contribute hesitancy. Objective In study, we aimed better understand type quality research on Twitter (recently rebranded as X) by vaccine-hesitant vaccine-confident communities....
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Attitudes toward the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and accuracy of information shared about this topic in web-based settings vary widely. As real-time, global exposure to discourse HPV immunization shapes attitudes people vaccination, spread misinformation misrepresentation scientific knowledge contribute hesitancy. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> In study, we aimed better understand type quality research on Twitter (recently rebranded as...
Abstract Objectives This study contributes to empirical evidence by examining the impact of first and second waves COVID-19 pandemic on modifiable risk factors (MRF) whether these patterns differ according level material deprivation among people living in Alberta. Methods Using data from a repeated cross-sectional provincial health survey (Alberta Community Health Survey (ACHS): 2018–2021), we conducted logistic regression analyses impacts meeting national guidelines four MRFs (tobacco use,...