Misinformation on salt water use among Nigerians during 2014 Ebola outbreak and the role of social media

Objective: To determine the spread of misinformation on salt water among Nigerians, salt water use for Ebola prophylaxis, and the role played by the social media during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Methods: Information was collected from the general Nigerian population through online Google forms which...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmed Dahiru Balami, Hadiza Umar Meleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2019;volume=12;issue=4;spage=175;epage=180;aulast=Balami