Evaluation of Drug and Herbal Medicinal Promotions on Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Relation to World Health Organization Ethical Criteria and South African Health Products Regulatory Authority Guidelines in South Africa: Cross-Sectional Content Analysis
Evaluation of Drug and Herbal Medicinal Promotions on Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Relation to World Health Organization Ethical Criteria and South African Health Products Regulatory Authority Guidelines in South Africa: Cross-Sectional Content Analysis
Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche
1, 2
, BSc, MSci, PhD ;
Julia Ndlazi
1
, BA ;
Lucky Thembani Mtolo
3
, BPharm, MPH ;
Kristien Bird
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, BPharm ;
Janet Seeley
1, 4, 5
, BA, MPhil, PhD
1
Social Sciences Core, Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa
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Division of Infection & Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Clinical Sciences Core, Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa
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School of Public Health and Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Corresponding Author:
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Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche, BSc, MSci, PhD
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Social Sciences Core
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Africa Health Research Institute
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Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine
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3rd Floor, K-RITH Tower Building, 719 Umbilo Road
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Durban, 4013
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South Africa
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Phone:
27 31 521 0038
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Email: rujeko.chidawanyika@ahri.org