In North America alone, 74% of adults use the Internet daily, and 80% of all users search for health-related information” Ortiz-Martínez et al (2019).
Abstract:
The recent rise of social media usage creates a platform for the dissemination of health information to large audiences. In North America alone, 74% of adults use the Internet daily, and 80% of all users search for health-related information.1 YouTube is the most popular video sharing platform with more than 1.9 billion monthly active users and 5 billion video views per day in 76 different languages, that allows both individuals and organizations to distribute, search for, watch, share, and comment on user-generated video content.
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Reference:
Ortiz-Martínez, Y., Aristizábal-Agudelo, A., Arroyo-Nisperuza, Y., Niño-Mendoza, J., Sotomayor-Hernández, A., Moreno-Uparela, S. and Mendoza-Borja, K. (2019) Evaluation of educational content of YouTube videos focused on hand hygiene: the need for professional communication. The Journal of Hospital Infection. April 3rd. [epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.03.016.