Modeling the spread of health information using social network analysis : understanding public perception on Dengvaxia

• Main Author: ABRIGO, ANGELU BIANCA
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Twitter; Medical informatics; Public health > Information services; Social media in medicine; Health > Computer network resources; Vaccination > Philippines > Case studies.Data mining.
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/131; http://rizalls.lib.admu.edu.ph/#section=resource&resourceid=2026402949&currentIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Social media platform like Twitter paved the way for easy information dissemination over the Internet. However, use of social media platform carries high probability of misinformation. In 2018, many parents decided to completely stop getting their children vaccinated due to the Dengvaxia scandal, wh...