Version 1
: Received: 9 September 2021 / Approved: 13 September 2021 / Online: 13 September 2021 (15:34:40 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 18 November 2021 / Approved: 19 November 2021 / Online: 19 November 2021 (14:41:47 CET)
How to cite:
Ahmed, W.; Vidal-Alaball, J.; Vilaseca Llobet, J.M. Analysing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preprints2021, 2021090216. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202109.0216.v2
Ahmed, W.; Vidal-Alaball, J.; Vilaseca Llobet, J.M. Analysing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preprints 2021, 2021090216. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202109.0216.v2
Ahmed, W.; Vidal-Alaball, J.; Vilaseca Llobet, J.M. Analysing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preprints2021, 2021090216. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202109.0216.v2
APA Style
Ahmed, W., Vidal-Alaball, J., & Vilaseca Llobet, J.M. (2021). Analysing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202109.0216.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ahmed, W., Josep Vidal-Alaball and Josep Maria Vilaseca Llobet. 2021 "Analysing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202109.0216.v2
Abstract
Individuals from rural areas are increasingly using social media as a means of communication, receiving information, or actively complaining of inequalities and injustices. This study captured 57 days’ worth of Twitter data from June to August 2021 related to rural health using English language keywords. The study utilised social network analysis and natural language processing to analyse the data. It was found that Twitter served as a fruitful platform to raise awareness of problems faced by those living in rural areas. Overall, Twitter was utilised in rural areas to express complaints, to debate, and share information. Twitter could be leveraged as a powerful social listening tool for individuals and organisations who want to gain insight into popular narratives around rural health.
Keywords
Rural Health; Twitter Messaging; Social Media; Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; social network analysis
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Commenter: Josep Vidal-Alaball
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author