@misc{10481/63444,
year = {2020},
month = {7},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/63444},
abstract = {The aim of this study was to analyze social networks’ information about the anti-vaccine
movement. A systematic review was performed in PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL and CUIDEN databases.
The search equations were: “vaccine AND social network” and “vaccine AND (Facebook[title] OR
Twitter[title] OR Instagram[title] OR YouTube[title])”. The final sample was n = 12, including only
articles published in the last 10 years, in English or Spanish. Social networks are used by the
anti-vaccine groups to disseminate their information. To do this, these groups use different methods,
including bots and trolls that generate anti-vaccination messages and spread quickly. In addition,
the arguments that they use focus on possible harmful effects and the distrust of pharmaceuticals,
promoting the use of social networks as a resource for finding health-related information. The
anti-vaccine groups are able to use social networks and their resources to increase their number and
do so through controversial arguments, such as the economic benefit of pharmaceuticals or personal
stories of children to move the population without using reliable or evidence-based content.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Vaccines},
keywords = {Social networks},
keywords = {False information},
keywords = {Internet},
keywords = {Parents},
keywords = {Children},
title = {Analysis of the Anti-Vaccine Movement in Social Networks: A Systematic Review},
doi = {doi:10.3390/ijerph17155394},
author = {Ortiz Sánchez, Elvira and Vargas Román, Keyla and Gómez Urquiza, Jose Luis and Cañadas De La Fuente, Guillermo Arturo},
}