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dc.contributor.authorShuhairimi, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorAhmad Fahmi, Mahamood
dc.contributor.authorUdende, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorAkpede, Kaior Samuel
dc.contributor.authorRasaq Mohammed, Adisa
dc.contributor.authorSaudat, S. Abdulbaqi
dc.contributor.authorAbubakar, Y. Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorOba Abdulkadir, La’aro
dc.contributorDepartment of Mass Communication, University of Ilorinen_US
dc.contributorDepartment of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State Universityen_US
dc.contributorFaculty of Applied and Human Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)en_US
dc.creatorAhmad Fahmi, Mahamood
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-15T03:39:00Z
dc.date.available2022-11-15T03:39:00Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Human Development and Communication (JoHDEC), vol.11, 2022, pages 39-52en_US
dc.identifier.issn2289-2702 (printed)
dc.identifier.issn2232-1535 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/76993
dc.descriptionLink to publisher's homepage at https://johdec.unimap.edu.my/en_US
dc.description.abstractThere is a rich literature on health communication generally. Most of these literatures dwell on diseases and viruses (see Kampf, Todt, Pfaender & Steinermann, 2020). However, rarely is anything found on the emergent virus COVID-19 otherwise known as Corona virus. This gives impetus to the study which aim is to analyse messages people post on social media about the virus. A purposive sampling of selected messages on ASUU Congress Whatsapp platform of Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ilorin Chapter was used for the analysis between 1st January and 31st March 2020. Results show that most of the messages were on preventive measures as their hallmark was to create awareness on how to forestall people from being vulnerable to it. The study concludes that outbreak of novel diseases and viruses are bound to emerge, and social media will continue to serve as platforms for people to share messages about emerging diseases and viruses. Among other things, the study recommends sustained use of the social media by people to share not only preventive but also corrective measures about viruses as they emerge.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCenter for Communication Technology and Human Development (UniMAP)en_US
dc.subject.otherCovid-19en_US
dc.subject.otherBubbleen_US
dc.subject.otherSelf-isolationen_US
dc.subject.otherSocial distancingen_US
dc.subject.otherSocial mediaen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of social media messages on COVID-19en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.urlhttp://johdec.unimap.edu.my/
dc.contributor.urlfahmi@unimap.edu.myen_US


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