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  • Digital Health Behavior
  • Health Risk Communication

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  • Social media platforms like TikTok are increasingly used for health information dissemination.
  • Understanding how health risks and coping strategies are communicated on these platforms is crucial.
  • The hashtag #postbirthcontrolsyndrome (PBCS) is a growing area of discussion, necessitating analysis of its content.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze how TikTok videos tagged #postbirthcontrolsyndrome communicate health risks and coping strategies.
  • To assess the use of threat, fear, and efficacy appeals within these videos using the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM).
  • To differentiate communication strategies based on creator type (healthcare provider, content creator, regular user).

Main Methods:

  • Content analysis of the top 100 TikTok videos using the #postbirthcontrolsyndrome hashtag.
  • Coding videos for EPPM variables (threat, fear, efficacy).
  • Categorizing videos by creator type and analyzing engagement metrics (likes, comments, saves).

Main Results:

  • Content creators often depicted post-birth control syndrome (PBCS) as severe and highlighted side effects.
  • Healthcare providers more frequently emphasized PBCS prevalence and offered management strategies.
  • Videos with severe symptom descriptions received more comments, while preparatory strategy videos garnered more saves.

Conclusions:

  • TikTok content on PBCS frequently employs fear-based messaging with insufficient efficacy information, potentially impacting contraceptive choices.
  • Discrepancies in content framing between creators and healthcare providers underscore the need for more evidence-based communication.
  • User engagement is driven by both fear appeals and actionable advice, emphasizing the importance of balanced health messaging on social media.