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Methods: A content analysis of the 1781 messages, posted in a public Telegram channel with more than one million subscribers performed over 9-weeks. The messages were categorized into seven categories. Results: In total, 39% (n=703) of all messages were related to COVID-19. With the official confirmation of the case of COVID-19 in Iran, the number of COVID-related massages started to rise. Overall, the most frequent messages were of joke and humor (n=292, 41.5%), followed by educational messages (n=140, 19.9%). Conclusion: Our study showed that the most popular messages during first weeks of COVID pandemic were satirical, indicating that people may not had taken the risks of this pandemic seriously. It is crucial for health organizations to develop strategies for dissemination of reliable health information through social media.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/shti210098","type":"book-chapter","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,9]],"date-time":"2021-05-09T11:59:50Z","timestamp":1620561590000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Health Pandemic and Social Media: A Content Analysis of COVID-Related Posts on a Telegram Channel With More Than One Million Subscribers"],"prefix":"10.3233","author":[{"given":"Simin","family":"Mehdipour","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran"},{"name":"Nursing and Midwifery Department, Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Iran"}]},{"given":"Nazanin","family":"Jannati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran"}]},{"given":"Mozhgan","family":"Negarestani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran"}]},{"given":"Saber","family":"Amirzadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran"}]},{"given":"Sareh","family":"Keshvardoost","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran"}]},{"given":"Farzaneh","family":"Zolala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran"}]},{"given":"Atiyeh","family":"Vaezipour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"RECOVER Injury Research Center, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia"}]},{"given":"Maryam","family":"Hosseinnejad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran"},{"name":"Nursing and Midwifery Department, Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Iran"}]},{"given":"Farhad","family":"Fatehi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia"},{"name":"School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"}]}],"member":"7437","container-title":["Studies in Health Technology and Informatics","Navigating Healthcare Through Challenging Times"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/ebooks.iospress.nl\/pdf\/doi\/10.3233\/SHTI210098","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,25]],"date-time":"2021-10-25T13:07:43Z","timestamp":1635167263000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/ebooks.iospress.nl\/doi\/10.3233\/SHTI210098"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,7]]},"ISBN":["9781643681801","9781643681818"],"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3233\/shti210098","relation":{},"ISSN":["0926-9630","1879-8365"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0926-9630","type":"print"},{"value":"1879-8365","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,7]]}}}