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Social Media Usage And Influenza Beliefs, Risk Perceptions And Behavioral Intentions Among Students At A University In Southeastern Us, Jingjing Yin, Pei-Ling Tseng, Kotwoallama Reine Zerbo, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Levi Ross, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Social Media Usage And Influenza Beliefs, Risk Perceptions And Behavioral Intentions Among Students At A University In Southeastern Us, Jingjing Yin, Pei-Ling Tseng, Kotwoallama Reine Zerbo, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Levi Ross, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association
Background: To document social media usage for the retrieval of health information among college students; and to understand the beliefs, risk perceptions and behavioral intentions among participants who retrieved CDC influenza information via social media.
Methods: We conducted an online survey to a convenience sample of students at a university in Southeastern United States during Spring 2015. The survey was self-administered and every matriculating student received an electronic invitation to participate at least once.
Results: A total of 930 students completed the online survey. Most participants (n=905, 97.3%) reported that they had used a social networking site in the previous …