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Tackling misinformation and poisoning during the Covid-19 pandemicthrough Facebook: Role of the Malaysia National Poison Centre |
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| Creator | 1. Nur Azzalia Kamaruzaman 2. Mohd Fadhli Razali 3. Mahiya Nabilla Rosaria Abdul Hamid 4. Sulastri Samsudin 5. Asdariah Misnan 6. Nur Afni Amir 7. Mohd Hafiidz Jaafar 8. Mazlin Mohideen |
| Title | Tackling misinformation and poisoning during the Covid-19 pandemicthrough Facebook: Role of the Malaysia National Poison Centre |
| Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2565 |
| Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science an Technology (SJST) |
| Journal Vol. | 44 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 388-392 |
| Keyword | social media, coronavirus, public health, health tag, hand sanitizer poisoning |
| URL Website | https://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjst/index.php |
| ISSN | 0125-3395 |
| Abstract | The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic brought upon us a constant barrage of misinformation with deleteriousconsequences. This short communication describes the role of the Malaysia National Poison Centre (NPC) in creating awarenessand clarifying misinformation surrounding โviralโ Covid-19 issues in Malaysia. Facebook posts were periodically published, andthe number of followers increased drastically in 2020, especially at the beginning of the nationwide Movement Control Order(MCO)โs implementation, which was between March and April 2020. Among various key issues posted in Facebook, the highestnumbers of reach and user activity were recorded for the following topics; health tag product (reached 1,471,936 people with257,645 usersโ activity), hand sanitizer poisoning (reached 134,600 people with 23,400 usersโ activity), bleach ingestion (reached50,000 people with 8,100 usersโ activity) and disinfection tunnel (reached 27,000 people with 2,708 usersโ activity). These postswere written to disseminate accurate information, caution against misuse of products, and provide appropriate recommendationsfor Covid-19 protection, in the NPCโs steadfast action to fight Covid-19 โinfodemicโ. |
