Fake News: Medicines Misinformation by the Media

Thomas, Jackson; Peterson, Gregory M.; Walker, Erin J.; Christenson, Julia K.; Cowley, Melissa; Kosari, Sam; Baby, Kavya E.; Naunton, Mark

doi:10.1002/cpt.1199

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“…Currently, TV and the internet are still the main ways for people to acquire knowledge. However, these may sometimes mislead people, since there is some fake and unproven information on the internet [ 21 , 22 , 23 ]. While our participants have different education levels or abilities to distinguish true or false information, the related government departments, the Red Cross, hospitals and even schools should take more responsibility in conducting health education and propagate and teach correct emergency knowledge and skills.…”

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The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Public Emergencies and the Response Capability of Residents in Shanghai after the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study

Han

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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People’s knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) are a part of the public’s emergency response capability and play an important role in controlling public health emergencies. This study aims to evaluate Shanghai residents’ KAP and the response ability regarding public health emergency events in China. An anonymous questionnaire investigation including demographics, socioeconomic characteristics and KAP was conducted through the online survey system from April 19 to April 30 2020. Of the 1243 people who completed the questionnaire, 1122 respondents (90.3%) had a good, positive attitude, while only 46.8% of participants had good knowledge, 46.2% performed well in the aspect of practice and 19.5% of residents had good response capability. It was found that men (OR:1.57,95% CI: 1.16–2.13), and people with 10 to 12 years or longer than 12 years of education (OR: 2.08,95% CI: 1.14–3.92; OR: 3.56,95% CI: 1.96–6.72) had the best public emergency response capability. Positive attitudes may be significantly associated with good practice (OR: 1.76, 95% CI: 1.18–2.64). Internet and television were the major media for people to acquire knowledge and skills. A lack of knowledge, poor perception and poor emergency response ability were found in Shanghai residents. Target intervention should be developed and implemented to improve the knowledge and skills of people for dealing with public emergency events.

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The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Public Emergencies and the Response Capability of Residents in Shanghai after the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study

Han

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“…Media is a powerful avenue for the dissemination of wellness education [11]. It plays a fundamental role in the public response to a pandemic, as it serves as a portal for communication between governments, health institutions, and people.…”

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Leveraging media and health communication strategies to overcome the COVID-19 infodemic

Mheidly

Fares

2020

J Public Health Pol

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a complementary infodemic, whereby various outlets and digital media portals shared false information and unsourced recommendations on health. In addition, journals and authors published a mass of academic articles at a speed that suggests a non-existent or a non-rigorous peer review process. Such lapses can promote false information and adoption of health policies based on misleading data. Reliable information is vital for designing and implementing preventive measures and promoting health awareness in the fight against COVID-19. In the age of social media, information travels wide and fast, emphasizing a need for accurate data to be corroborated swiftly and for preventing misleading information from wide dissemination. Here, we discuss the implications of the COVID-19 infodemic and explore practical ways to leverage health communication strategies to overcome it. We propose the "Infodemic Response Checklist" as a comprehensive tool to overcome the challenges posed by the current and any future infodemics.

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“…It is important to heed advices by health experts, especially in relation to drugs, and to differentiate between fact-based reporting and nonfactual claims particularly when it comes to medicine-related information. 41…”

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How Do We Combat Bogus Medicines in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Tesfaye

Abrha

Sinnollareddy³

et al. 2020

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought concurrent challenges. The increased incidence of fake and falsified product distribution is one of these problems with tremendous impact, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Up to a tenth of medicines including antibiotics and antimalarial drugs in the African market are considered falsified. Pandemics make this worse by creating an ecosystem of confusion, distraction, and vulnerability stemming from the pandemic as health systems become more stressed and the workload of individuals increased. These environments create opportunities for substandard and falsified medicines to be more easily introduced into the marketplace by unscrupulous operators. In this work we discuss some of the challenges with fake or falsified product distribution in the context of COVID-19 and proposed strategies to best manage this problem.

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Fake News: Medicines Misinformation by the Media

Cited by 34 publications

References 8 publications

The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Public Emergencies and the Response Capability of Residents in Shanghai after the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study

The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Public Emergencies and the Response Capability of Residents in Shanghai after the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study

Leveraging media and health communication strategies to overcome the COVID-19 infodemic

How Do We Combat Bogus Medicines in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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