Global View on Monkeypox Epidemic: A Youtube Study

Authors : Edip Bayrak

Pages : 397-401

Doi:10.36516/jocass.1360835

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Background: We aimed to evaluate the quality of the videos on Youtube about Monkeypox, the precision of the content, and the video features by using various tools. Methods: Videos about Monkeypox were searched on YouTube™ (http://www.youtube.com) on 22/05/2022. After sorting by relevance for the search term \"Monkeypox,\" the first 200 videos were recruited and saved as a file for later consideration. The browsing history was deleted before the search so that it would not be affected by previous searches. The Global Quality Scale (GQS) was used to evaluate the quality of the videos. A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Video topics were mainly about symptoms (68.4%), transmission (48.5%), definitions (39.7%), and prevention (33.8%), and as for the video sources; News agencies/ Tv sources (106) uploaded the most videos. While the GQS and Discern median values of the videos were 2 and 3, respectively, they were 2 and 3 for useful videos; and both 1 for misleading videos. Misleading videos had significantly and consistently lower GQS and Discern scores (1; p=0.001). Most of the videos were of USA (64) origin. While users upload the most useful and misleading videos from the USA, uploads were made from 17 different countries. Conclusion: It is necessary to prefer useful videos for accessing medically accurate and quality information. Quality video sources such as Physicians and Scientific Journals should upload more videos to Youtube for users to access useful/quality information.
Keywords : Maymun çiçeği, YoutubeTM, videolar, Küresel Kalite Ölçeği, kaliteli bilgi

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