Lifestyle information-seeking by university students on social media: a behavior prone to misinformation?

Poster prepared by Juliette Cloutier-Bélanger, nutrition student, under the supervision of Sophie Desroches.

Social media are increasingly used as a source of health information, but their reliability is not guaranteed due to the widespread presence of misinformation. This study aims to analyze the relationship between university students’ lifestyle information-seeking behaviors on social media and their level of digital health literacy, in order to better understand how this dynamic may increase their exposure to misinformation.

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