Published on in Vol 3 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38607, first published .
COVID-19–Associated Misinformation Across the South Asian Diaspora: Qualitative Study of WhatsApp Messages

COVID-19–Associated Misinformation Across the South Asian Diaspora: Qualitative Study of WhatsApp Messages

COVID-19–Associated Misinformation Across the South Asian Diaspora: Qualitative Study of WhatsApp Messages

Anjana E Sharma 1, 2 , MAS, MD ;   Kiran Khosla 3 , BA ;   Kameswari Potharaju 4 , BA ;   Arnab Mukherjea 5 , MPH, DrPH ;   Urmimala Sarkar 2, 6 , MPH, MD

1 Department of Family and Community Medicine , University of California San Francisco , San Francisco , CA , US

2 Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital , University of California San Francisco , San Francisco , CA , US

3 School of Public Health , Boston University , Boston , MA , US

4 University of California , Berkeley , CA , US

5 Department of Public Health , California State University East Bay , Hayward , CA , US

6 Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital , University of California San Francisco , San Francisco , CA , US

Corresponding Author:

  • Anjana E Sharma , MAS, MD
  • Department of Family and Community Medicine
  • University of California San Francisco
  • 1001 Potrero Avenue
  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
  • San Francisco , CA
  • US
  • Phone: 1 628-206-4943
  • Email: anjana.sharma@ucsf.edu