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cord-275152-8if8shva	Olum, R.	Social Media Platforms for Health Communication and Research in the Face of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross Sectional Survey in Uganda.	2020-05-05		.txt	text/plain	2485	158	54	title: Social Media Platforms for Health Communication and Research in the Face of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross Sectional Survey in Uganda. In this study, we explored the usage and perceived usefulness of social media and other forms of media among medical students (MS) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Uganda. Majority of the medical students recognised television, radios and social media as the most useful tools for dissemination of information of COVID-19, Figure 2 . The purpose of the study was to assess the usage and perceived usefulness of social media and other forms of media among medical students and healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. This is the first study in sub-Saharan Africa assessing social media usage and perceived usefulness of various media for health campaigns during COVID-19 pandemic. In conclusion, we have been able to show that social media can be robustly used to collect research data among medical students and health care professionals with high response rates.	./cache/cord-275152-8if8shva.txt	./txt/cord-275152-8if8shva.txt