Use of YouTube as a Source of Information for Quitting or Cutting Down Alcohol.
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SUBMITTER: Al Mahmud A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8718438 | biostudies-literature | 2021
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Use of YouTube as a Source of Information for Quitting or Cutting Down Alcohol.
Al Mahmud Abdullah A Le Anh A Mubin Omar O
Frontiers in public health 20211217
<b>Background:</b> Although research has been done on considering YouTube for dissuading and encouraging unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, less focus has been placed on its role in quitting or cutting down alcohol. This study aims to analyse the alcohol cessation videos available and accessible on YouTube to gain a more in-depth insight into the ways that YouTube as a platform is being used to persuade with relation to alcohol cessation. <b>Methods:</b> We systematically searched for content ...[more]
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