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tiktok one mostused fastestgrowing social media platforms world recent reports indicate become increasingly popular source news information united states trends important implications public health abundance health information exists platform women among largest group tiktok users united states may especially affected dissemination health information tiktok prior research shown women likely look information internet also likely healthrelated behaviors perceptions affected involvement social media conducted survey young women united states better understand use tiktok health information well perceptions tiktoks health information health communication sources webbased survey us women aged 18 29 years n1172 conducted aprilmay 2023 sample recruited qualtrics research panel 2 public universities united states results indicate majority young women united states used tiktok obtained health information platform either intentionally 6721026 655 unintentionally 9481026 924 age 9591026 9347 r030 p001 education 9591026 9347 010 p001 tiktok intensity ie participants emotional connectedness tiktok tiktoks integration daily lives 9591026 9347 r032 p001 positively correlated overall credibility perceptions health information nearly entire sample reported think misinformation prevalent tiktok least extent 10071026 9815 thirdperson effect found young women reported believe people susceptible health misinformation tiktok personally t10252116 p001 health professionals general users common sources health information tiktok 9308 9551026 participants indicated obtained health information health professional 9386 9631026 indicated obtained health information general user respondents showed greater preference health information health professionals vs general users t10252375 p001 respondents also reported obtaining health information health professionals often general users t1025813 p001 likely act health information health professionals vs general users t10251274 p001 findings suggest health professionals health communication scholars need proactively consider using tiktok platform disseminating health information young women young women obtaining health information tiktok prefer information health professionals