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Social Media in Public Health informatics (96) Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (1018) Information Seeking, Information Needs (665) Theories, Models, and Frameworks in Human Factors (154) Health and Risk Communication (165)

Published on in Vol 18 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/98444, first published .
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A Health Belief Model Approach to Determining Psychological Predictors of Behavioral Intention to Seek Health Information on Social Media: Quantitative Descriptive Study

A Health Belief Model Approach to Determining Psychological Predictors of Behavioral Intention to Seek Health Information on Social Media: Quantitative Descriptive Study

Authors of this article:

Sivile Manene1 Author Orcid Image ;   Liezel Cilliers2 Author Orcid Image
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Sivile Manene   1 , MCom ;   Liezel Cilliers   2 , DPhil

1 Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Management and Commerce, University of Fort Hare, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

2 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Fort Hare, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Corresponding Author:

  • Liezel Cilliers, DPhil
  • Department of Public Health
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Fort Hare
  • 50 Church Street
  • East London, Eastern Cape 5201
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 27 0835184009
  • Email: lcilliers@ufh.ac.za