The Role of Social Media in Making an Impact to Health Knowledge and Behaviour on COVID-19 in Malaysia

Aneesa Abdul Rashid^{1

2}, Irfan Mohamad³, Ahmad Firdaus Mohd Haris^{2

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
² Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia (IMAM) Response and Relief Team (IMARET), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
⁴ Persatuan Pembanteras Mitos Perubatan Malaysia (Medical Mythbusters Malaysia), Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁵ Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Perak, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

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Aneesa Abdul Rashid et al. Malays J Med Sci. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;28(3):155-157.

doi: 10.21315/mjms2021.28.3.15. Epub 2021 Jun 30.

Aneesa Abdul Rashid^{1

2}, Irfan Mohamad³, Ahmad Firdaus Mohd Haris^{2

4

5}

¹ Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
² Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia (IMAM) Response and Relief Team (IMARET), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
⁴ Persatuan Pembanteras Mitos Perubatan Malaysia (Medical Mythbusters Malaysia), Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁵ Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Perak, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

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