Silvio Tafuri, Maria Serena Gallone, Domenico Martinelli, Rosa Prato, Maria Chironna, Cinzia Germinario
Report of a pertussis outbreak in a low coverage booster vaccination group of otherwise healthy children in Italy
BMC infectious diseases
social media crucial source health information many parents due integration modern life raising critical concerns public health parents use various social media platforms find health information children information created shared parents medical health training extent parents seek health information social media consultation motivations remain underresearched study aimed investigate australian parents use social media health information children aged 6 months 5 years consulting health care professionals representative crosssectional survey 1000 australian parents children aged 6 months 5 years conducted november december 2021 data cleaned analyzed using ibm spss software primary outcomes 1 parental motivation prevalence social media use health information 2 parental motivation using social media consultation childs health care professional 1000 parents surveyed 822 n822 reported using social media health information child parents likely consult social media health consultation aged 3039 50 years born australia parents higher levels education less likely consult social media parents motivated seek health information consultation variety reasons including exchanging opinions experiences 639767 833 information available 247 622767 811 receiving emotional support 599767 781 previous positive experiences 597767 778 friends family use social media health information 577767 752 parents sought information consultation connect parents similar experiences 546794 688 seek second opinion 505794 636 factcheck information provided health care professional 483794 608 look treatment options 353794 445 using social media child health information part modern parenting experience challenging discern quality health information social media leaving parents open incorrect information misinformation although access immediate social support welcomed feature social media receiving incorrect health information unwanted consequences child family health provider wider community upskilling parental health literacy navigate unique health literacy challenges social media brings alongside creation delivery accessible evidencebased information varying formats urgently required provision information responsibility every level health system treating health care professional