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Exposure to health misinformation about COVID-19 and increased tobacco and alcohol use: a population-based survey in Hong Kong.

Tzu Tsun LukShengzhi ZhaoXue WengJanet Yuen-Ha WongSocrates Yong-da WuSai Yin HoTai Hing LamMan-Ping Wang
Published in: Tobacco control (2020)
Our results first showed that exposure to health misinformation that smoking/alcohol drinking can protect against COVID-19 was associated with self-reported increases in tobacco and alcohol consumption in Chinese during the pandemic.
Keyphrases
  • alcohol consumption
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • social media
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • health information
  • mental health
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • health promotion
  • cross sectional
  • smoking cessation