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2022: Two-year Impact Factor: 4.4
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CiteScore (2022): 5.3
SNIP(2022):1.389
SJR(2022): 0.78 		Platinum
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Health Promot Perspect. 2022;12(1): 22-27. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2022.03
PMID: 35854855        PMCID: PMC9277293

Perspective

The role of social media during the COVID-19 pandemic: Salvaging its ‘power’ for positive social behaviour change in Africa

Roda Madziva 1 ORCID, Brian Nachipo 2, Godfrey Musuka 3, Itai Chitungo 4, Grant Murewanhema 5, Bright Phiri 6, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira 6,7 * ORCID

Cited by CrossRef: 5

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6- Cooper S, Gadanya M, Kaawa-Mafigiri D, Katoto P, Sambala E, Temfack E, Wiysonge C. Using social media to build confidence in vaccines: lessons from community engagement and social science research in Africa. BMJ. 2024;:e075564 [Crossref]
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8- Haase R, Worthington R. “Influencers” – a study investigating the messages people receive about coercive control on social media. JFP. 2023;25(3):287 [Crossref]

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2-year Impact Factor: 4.4

  


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