Table 1 Content topics mentioned within tweets by contraceptive method
From: Contraceptive content shared on social media: an analysis of Twitter
Content Topic | All methods (n = 4,266)a | IUD (n = 2,228)a | Implant (n = 560)a | Patch (n = 494)a | OCP (n = 494)a | Ring (n = 239)a | Shot (n = 561)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Method decision making | 1,139 (26.7) | 648 (29.1) | 217 (38.8) | 44 (24.2) | 43 (8.7) | 44 (18.4) | 143 (25.5) |
Side effects | 874 (20.5) | 385 (17.3) | 162 (28.9) | 31(17.0) | 49 (9.9) | 22 (9.2) | 225 (40.1) |
Uncategorized | 442 (10.4) | 215 (9.7) | 40 (7.1) | 31 (17.0) | 71 (14.4) | 65 (27.2) | 21 (3.7) |
Logistics of use/adherence | 397 (9.3) | 102 (4.6) | 30 (5.4) | 46 (25.3) | 95 (19.2) | 42 (17.6) | 83 (14.8) |
LARC placement/removal or DMPA administration | 396 (9.3) | 257 (11.5) | 87 (15.5) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 52 (9.3) |
Efficacy (pregnancy) | 364 (8.5) | 250 (11.2) | 32 (5.7) | 6 (3.3) | 27 (5.5) | 15 (6.3) | 34 (6.1) |
News/research/ads | 262 (6.1) | 99 (4.4) | 19 (3.4) | 19 (10.4) | 79 (16.0) | 21 (8.8) | 25 (4.5) |
Access/cost | 261 (6.1) | 185 (8.3) | 15 (2.7) | 8 (4.4) | 37 (7.5) | 5 (2.1) | 11 (2.0) |
Politics/ethics | 252 (5.9) | 179 (8.0) | 10 (1.8) | 1 (0.6) | 54 (10.9) | 0 (0) | 8 (1.4) |
Safety/adverse events | 214 (5.0) | 123 (5.5) | 18 (3.2) | 1 (0.6) | 50 (10.1) | 13 (5.4) | 9 (1.6) |
Efficacy (bleeding patterns) | 134 (3.1) | 80 (3.6) | 17 (3.0) | 3 (1.7) | 16 (3.2) | 5 (2.1) | 13 (2.3) |
Mechanism of action | 103 (2.4) | 68 (3.1) | 8 (1.4) | 4 (2.2) | 15 (3.0) | 3 (1.3) | 5 (0.9) |
Sexual event | 84 (2.0) | 54 (2.4) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (1.1) | 4 (0.8) | 18 (7.5) | 4 (0.7) |
Healthcare interaction | 73 (1.7) | 46 (2.1) | 9 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 7 (1.4) | 1 (0.4) | 10 (1.8) |
Efficacy (non-specified) | 60 (1.4) | 29 (1.3) | 7 (1.3) | 6 (3.3) | 8 (1.6) | 4 (1.7) | 6 (1.1) |