A quantitative content analysis of topical characteristics of the online Covid-19 infodemic in the United States and Japan

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ID15369290
AuthorsMatthew Seah (0000-0002-5850-125X, Kyoto University, corresponding author), Miho Iwakuma (0000-0002-9059-1945, Kyoto University)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue1
Pages2447-2447
Publication date2024-09-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-024-19813-y
PMID39251957
OpenAlexW4402348299
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Local contextual factors were found that likely influenced the infodemic in both countries; representations of these factors include societal polarization in the US and the HPV vaccine scare in Japan. It is possible that Japan's relative resistance to misinformation affects the kinds of misinformation consumed, directing attention away from conspiracy theories and towards health-related issues. However, more studies need to be done to verify whether misinformation resistance affects misinformation consumption patterns this way

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Biostatistics · Content analysis · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · MEDLINE · Outbreak · Pandemic · Public health · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Social science · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Nursing · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Virology

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