Department of Preventive Medicine, Governmental Hospital, Khobar Health Centers, Ministry of Health, AlKhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
Saudi Med J. 2021 Jan;42(1):9-20. doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.1.25470.
Social media platforms (SMPs) have emerged as powerful tools for public health promotion. As the 6 countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have the highest internet and social media usage rates in the world, and according to the initiatives for the introduction of a new health system and strategies based on non-traditional methods according to the Saudi Vision 2030, this review aimed to investigate different SMPs use and impact on public health promotion in the GCC countries. Accumulating evidence indicated that diabetes knowledge, women's health, breast-feeding practices, oral health, appropriate antibiotic use, physical activity, road safety awareness, quitting smoking, and breast cancer awareness, were the most common specified topics. Future research should focus on populations that are medically underserved and who have no or limited access to health-care facilities. Also, future research, in particular, the intervention type, is required to cover more countries in the GCC.
社交媒体平台已成为促进公共卫生的有力工具。由于海湾合作委员会（GCC）的 6 个成员国拥有全球最高的互联网和社交媒体使用率，并且根据沙特 2030 愿景提出的采用新卫生系统和基于非传统方法的战略的倡议，本综述旨在调查海湾合作委员会国家中不同社交媒体平台的使用情况及其对公共卫生促进的影响。越来越多的证据表明，糖尿病知识、妇女健康、母乳喂养实践、口腔健康、合理使用抗生素、身体活动、道路安全意识、戒烟和乳腺癌意识是最常见的特定主题。未来的研究应侧重于医疗服务不足且无法获得或有限获得医疗保健设施的人群。此外，还需要未来的研究，特别是干预类型的研究，涵盖海湾合作委员会中的更多国家。
