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![Exploring How Youth Use TikTok for Mental Health Information in British Columbia: Semistructured Interview Study With Youth Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c3f3325f34669cf9f73dbd0ae27be176.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c3f3325f34669cf9f73dbd0ae27be176.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c3f3325f34669cf9f73dbd0ae27be176.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c3f3325f34669cf9f73dbd0ae27be176.png 2500w)
TikTok (ByteDance) experienced a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way for people to interact with others, share experiences and thoughts related to the pandemic, and cope with ongoing mental health challenges. However, few studies have explored how youth use TikTok to learn about mental health.
![Analyzing Questions About Alcohol in Pregnancy Using Web-Based Forum Topics: Qualitative Content Analysis Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ceb5682f4d17585c94b85a0fd731abd4.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ceb5682f4d17585c94b85a0fd731abd4.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ceb5682f4d17585c94b85a0fd731abd4.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ceb5682f4d17585c94b85a0fd731abd4.png 2500w)
Prenatal alcohol exposure represents a substantial public health concern as it may lead to detrimental outcomes, including pregnancy complications and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Although UK national guidance recommends abstaining from alcohol if pregnant or planning a pregnancy, evidence suggests that confusion remains on this topic among members of the public, and little is known about what questions people have about consumption of alcohol in pregnancy outside of health care settings.
![TikTok as a Source of Health Information and Misinformation for Young Women in the United States: Survey Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/2a9d036dab8031756da9cedcff1a50b8.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/2a9d036dab8031756da9cedcff1a50b8.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/2a9d036dab8031756da9cedcff1a50b8.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/2a9d036dab8031756da9cedcff1a50b8.png 2500w)
TikTok is one of the most-used and fastest-growing social media platforms in the world, and recent reports indicate that it has become an increasingly popular source of news and information in the United States. These trends have important implications for public health because an abundance of health information exists on the platform. Women are among the largest group of TikTok users in the United States and may be especially affected by the dissemination of health information on TikTok. Prior research has shown that women are not only more likely to look for information on the internet but are also more likely to have their health-related behaviors and perceptions affected by their involvement with social media.
![The Role of Scientific Research in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Discussions on Twitter: Social Network Analysis Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/2d08bbd201beadca4856af259b0faf3f.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/2d08bbd201beadca4856af259b0faf3f.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/2d08bbd201beadca4856af259b0faf3f.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/2d08bbd201beadca4856af259b0faf3f.png 2500w)
Attitudes toward the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and accuracy of information shared about this topic in web-based settings vary widely. As real-time, global exposure to web-based discourse about HPV immunization shapes the attitudes of people toward vaccination, the spread of misinformation and misrepresentation of scientific knowledge contribute to vaccine hesitancy.
![Experiences of Women With Medical Abortion Care Reflected in Social Media (VEILLE Study): Noninterventional Retrospective Exploratory Infodemiology Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/7f93a70d005501f908e417722ff1ccad.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/7f93a70d005501f908e417722ff1ccad.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/7f93a70d005501f908e417722ff1ccad.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/7f93a70d005501f908e417722ff1ccad.png 2500w)
Abortion (also known as termination of pregnancy) is an essential element of women’s reproductive health care. Feedback from women who underwent medical termination of pregnancy about their experience is crucial to help practitioners identify women’s needs and develop necessary tools to improve the abortion care process. However, the collection of this feedback is quite challenging. Social media offer anonymity for women who share their abortion experience.
![Perceptions of Health Misinformation on Social Media: Cross-Sectional Survey Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/9e6fef150ec29a766f03ac5a369485bf.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/9e6fef150ec29a766f03ac5a369485bf.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/9e6fef150ec29a766f03ac5a369485bf.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/9e6fef150ec29a766f03ac5a369485bf.png 2500w)
![Evaluating the Disease-Related Experiences of TikTok Users With Lupus Erythematosus: Qualitative and Content Analysis Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/49920d97d582e9492e689347dab70833.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/49920d97d582e9492e689347dab70833.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/49920d97d582e9492e689347dab70833.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/49920d97d582e9492e689347dab70833.png 2500w)
Lupus erythematosus (LE) is an autoimmune condition that is associated with significant detriments to quality of life and daily functioning. TikTok, a popular social networking platform for sharing short videos, provides a unique opportunity to understand experiences with LE within a nonclinical sample, a population that is understudied in LE research. This is the first qualitative study that explores LE experiences using the TikTok platform.
![Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Twitter in Japan: Qualitative Analysis of Disrupted Plans and Consequences Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/d619035c9f64cef97169dd17d8f835bc.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/d619035c9f64cef97169dd17d8f835bc.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/d619035c9f64cef97169dd17d8f835bc.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/d619035c9f64cef97169dd17d8f835bc.png 2500w)
Despite being a pandemic, the impact of the spread of COVID-19 extends beyond public health, influencing areas such as the economy, education, work style, and social relationships. Research studies that document public opinions and estimate the long-term potential impact after the pandemic can be of value to the field.
![The Journey of Engaging With Web-Based Self-Harm and Suicide Content: Longitudinal Qualitative Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/663e21ad49865a9f0e1862edaa78eb5c.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/663e21ad49865a9f0e1862edaa78eb5c.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/663e21ad49865a9f0e1862edaa78eb5c.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/663e21ad49865a9f0e1862edaa78eb5c.png 2500w)
Self-harm and suicide are major public health concerns worldwide, with attention focused on the web environment as a helpful or harmful influence. Longitudinal research on self-harm and suicide–related internet use is limited, highlighting a paucity of evidence on long-term patterns and effects of engaging with such content.
![Development of a Medical Social Media Ethics Scale and Assessment of #IRad, #CardioTwitter, and #MedTwitter Posts: Mixed Methods Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/3cfb741d304c8fbc80f899f893578775.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/3cfb741d304c8fbc80f899f893578775.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/3cfb741d304c8fbc80f899f893578775.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/3cfb741d304c8fbc80f899f893578775.png 2500w)
![Using Social Listening for Digital Public Health Surveillance of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Misinformation Online: Exploratory Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/473aa0ab4ba1ae2db94e41f0f28e3e16.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/473aa0ab4ba1ae2db94e41f0f28e3e16.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/473aa0ab4ba1ae2db94e41f0f28e3e16.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/473aa0ab4ba1ae2db94e41f0f28e3e16.png 2500w)
Despite challenges related to the data quality, representativeness, and accuracy of artificial intelligence–driven tools, commercially available social listening platforms have many of the attributes needed to be used for digital public health surveillance of human papillomavirus vaccination misinformation in the online ecosystem.
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