Social media as a determinant of health

Purba, Amrit Kaur and Pearce, Anna and Henderson, Marion and McKee, Martin and Katikireddi, S Vittal (2024) Social media as a determinant of health. European Journal of Public Health, 34 (3). pp. 425-426. ckae029. ISSN 1101-1262 (https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae029)

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Abstract

Communication has transformed drastically, with couples glued to screens in restaurants and the emergence of 'influencers' and 'fake news' shaping daily life. By 2022, approximately 4.62 billion people, roughly 58% of the global population, used social media across various platforms.1 Despite widespread usage, a 'digital divide' in internet access persists, leaving many, even in affluent nations, ‘digitally excluded’ due to limited internet access.

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Purba, Amrit Kaur, Pearce, Anna, Henderson, Marion ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7582-9516, McKee, Martin and Katikireddi, S Vittal;
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