Is global health truly global? A hashtag analysis of #GlobalHealth disparities on X
BackgroundX (Formerly known as Twitter) healthcare hashtags are a popular healthcare informatics and educational tool among medical professionals. #Globalhealth is one such widely used hashtag with extensive engagement. This study analyses #GlobalHealth to understand its pattern, global digital dist...
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| author | Zara Arshad Pranav Sharma Shweta Sharma Mustafa Sajjad Cheema Mustafa Sajjad Cheema Charu Agarwal Charu Agarwal Tamara Tango Tamara Tango Farhan Bin Matin Atanas G. Atanasov Atanas G. Atanasov Atanas G. Atanasov Bodrun Naher Siddiquea Maima Matin Olga Adamska Artur Stolarczyk Rahul Kashyap Rahul Kashyap Faisal A. Nawaz Faisal A. Nawaz |
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| description | BackgroundX (Formerly known as Twitter) healthcare hashtags are a popular healthcare informatics and educational tool among medical professionals. #Globalhealth is one such widely used hashtag with extensive engagement. This study analyses #GlobalHealth to understand its pattern, global digital distribution, and other parameters during the COVID-19 pandemic on X.MethodsData was collected by utilizing posts using #GlobalHealth on X from 1st December 2019 to 1st November 2022. The analysis was performed using Symplur Signals to assess several parameters, such as the cumulative number of posts, impressions, category of users, co-occurring hashtags, and geolocation. The Symplur Rank system was used to assess the impact of influencers using the hashtag.ResultsA total of 843,762 posts were shared by 150,408 X users, with 4,639,144,304 impressions. Most posts (73.8%) were made by unclassified accounts, followed by doctors (4.2%), followed by other health workers. The #COVID19 was the most common co-occurring hashtag (43%). The top locations and the most influential X users came from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Among the top 25 most influential handles, a maximum (N = 09) were based in the United States—most profiles (N = 10) were categorized as international organizations followed by journals (N = 03).ConclusionThe study gives a glimpse into the discrepancies in global distribution and stakeholders of #GlobalHealth. Most posts originated from the global north, which hints at how the trend to #GlobalHealth is not perhaps as global as it is thought to be, and it also reflects upon the real-world scenarios in the context of Global Health Equity. Thus, deeper and wider studies on this digital discrepancy may add more to the existing discourse on the topic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-58eab85231454cb399885986b1ab796e2025-02-05T12:14:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-11-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.14135561413556Is global health truly global? A hashtag analysis of #GlobalHealth disparities on XZara Arshad0Pranav Sharma1Shweta Sharma2Mustafa Sajjad Cheema3Mustafa Sajjad Cheema4Charu Agarwal5Charu Agarwal6Tamara Tango7Tamara Tango8Farhan Bin Matin9Atanas G. Atanasov10Atanas G. Atanasov11Atanas G. Atanasov12Bodrun Naher Siddiquea13Maima Matin14Olga Adamska15Artur Stolarczyk16Rahul Kashyap17Rahul Kashyap18Faisal A. Nawaz19Faisal A. Nawaz20Global Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United StatesGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United StatesGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United StatesGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United StatesLahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PakistanGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSri Sidhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka, IndiaGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United StatesFaculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Pharmacy, East West University, Aftabnagar, Dhaka, BangladeshLudwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec, Magdalenka, PolandLaboratory of Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry (LNPMC), Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, IndiaDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaInstitute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec, Magdalenka, Poland0Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, Poland1Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Department, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United States2Department of Research, WellSpan Health, York, PA, United StatesGlobal Remote Research Scholars Program, St. Paul, MN, United States3Emirates Health Services, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesBackgroundX (Formerly known as Twitter) healthcare hashtags are a popular healthcare informatics and educational tool among medical professionals. #Globalhealth is one such widely used hashtag with extensive engagement. This study analyses #GlobalHealth to understand its pattern, global digital distribution, and other parameters during the COVID-19 pandemic on X.MethodsData was collected by utilizing posts using #GlobalHealth on X from 1st December 2019 to 1st November 2022. The analysis was performed using Symplur Signals to assess several parameters, such as the cumulative number of posts, impressions, category of users, co-occurring hashtags, and geolocation. The Symplur Rank system was used to assess the impact of influencers using the hashtag.ResultsA total of 843,762 posts were shared by 150,408 X users, with 4,639,144,304 impressions. Most posts (73.8%) were made by unclassified accounts, followed by doctors (4.2%), followed by other health workers. The #COVID19 was the most common co-occurring hashtag (43%). The top locations and the most influential X users came from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Among the top 25 most influential handles, a maximum (N = 09) were based in the United States—most profiles (N = 10) were categorized as international organizations followed by journals (N = 03).ConclusionThe study gives a glimpse into the discrepancies in global distribution and stakeholders of #GlobalHealth. Most posts originated from the global north, which hints at how the trend to #GlobalHealth is not perhaps as global as it is thought to be, and it also reflects upon the real-world scenarios in the context of Global Health Equity. Thus, deeper and wider studies on this digital discrepancy may add more to the existing discourse on the topic.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1413556/fullglobal healthglobal health equityglobal health discrepancyhashtagXTwitter social media |
| spellingShingle | Zara Arshad Pranav Sharma Shweta Sharma Mustafa Sajjad Cheema Mustafa Sajjad Cheema Charu Agarwal Charu Agarwal Tamara Tango Tamara Tango Farhan Bin Matin Atanas G. Atanasov Atanas G. Atanasov Atanas G. Atanasov Bodrun Naher Siddiquea Maima Matin Olga Adamska Artur Stolarczyk Rahul Kashyap Rahul Kashyap Faisal A. Nawaz Faisal A. Nawaz Is global health truly global? A hashtag analysis of #GlobalHealth disparities on X Frontiers in Public Health global health global health equity global health discrepancy hashtag X Twitter social media |
| title | Is global health truly global? A hashtag analysis of #GlobalHealth disparities on X |
| title_full | Is global health truly global? A hashtag analysis of #GlobalHealth disparities on X |
| title_fullStr | Is global health truly global? A hashtag analysis of #GlobalHealth disparities on X |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is global health truly global? A hashtag analysis of #GlobalHealth disparities on X |
| title_short | Is global health truly global? A hashtag analysis of #GlobalHealth disparities on X |
| title_sort | is global health truly global a hashtag analysis of globalhealth disparities on x |
| topic | global health global health equity global health discrepancy hashtag X Twitter social media |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1413556/full |
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