RT Journal Article
T1 Analysis of the Anti-Vaccine Movement in Social Networks: A Systematic Review.
A1 Ortiz-Sánchez, Elvira
A1 Velando-Soriano, Almudena
A1 Pradas-Hernández, Laura
A1 Vargas-Román, Keyla
A1 Gómez-Urquiza, Jose L
A1 Cañadas-De la Fuente, Guillermo A
A1 Albendín-García, Luis
K1 children
K1 false information
K1 internet
K1 parents
K1 social networks
K1 vaccines
AB The aim of this study was to analyze social networks' information about the anti-vaccine movement. A systematic review was performed in PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL and CUIDEN databases. The search equations were: "vaccine AND social network" and "vaccine AND (Facebook[title] OR Twitter[title] OR Instagram[title] OR YouTube[title])". The final sample was n = 12, including only articles published in the last 10 years, in English or Spanish. Social networks are used by the anti-vaccine groups to disseminate their information. To do this, these groups use different methods, including bots and trolls that generate anti-vaccination messages and spread quickly. In addition, the arguments that they use focus on possible harmful effects and the distrust of pharmaceuticals, promoting the use of social networks as a resource for finding health-related information. The anti-vaccine groups are able to use social networks and their resources to increase their number and do so through controversial arguments, such as the economic benefit of pharmaceuticals or personal stories of children to move the population without using reliable or evidence-based content.
YR 2020
FD 2020-07-27
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16026
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16026
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025