This paper is in the following e-collection/theme issue:

Social Media in Public Health informatics (23) Ethics, Privacy, and Legal Issues (466) JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2425) Information Quality in Digital Media (328) Infodemiology and Infoveillance (1314) Theme Issue: Social Media, Ethics, and COVID-19 Misinformation (35) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (458) Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Public Health Informatics (10)

Published on in Vol 16 (2024)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/58378, first published .
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

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

Authors of this article:

Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Julia Ndlazi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lucky Thembani Mtolo3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kristien Bird3 Author Orcid Image ;   Janet Seeley1, 4, 5 Author Orcid Image
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Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche   1, 2 , BSc, MSci, PhD ;   Julia Ndlazi   1 , BA ;   Lucky Thembani Mtolo   3 , BPharm, MPH ;   Kristien Bird   3 , BPharm ;   Janet Seeley   1, 4, 5 , BA, MPhil, PhD

1 Social Sciences Core, Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa

2 Division of Infection & Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom

3 Clinical Sciences Core, Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa

4 School of Public Health and Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

5 Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche, BSc, MSci, PhD
  • Social Sciences Core
  • Africa Health Research Institute
  • Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine
  • 3rd Floor, K-RITH Tower Building, 719 Umbilo Road
  • Durban, 4013
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 27 31 521 0038
  • Email: rujeko.chidawanyika@ahri.org