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Infodemiology and Infoveillance (1431) Smoking Cessation (586) Smoking and Vaping in Adolescence (29) Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (693) Misinformation and Disinformation Outbreaks and Information Prevalence Studies (61) Theme Issue: Social Media, Ethics, and COVID-19 Misinformation (44) Health and Risk Communication (53)

Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/66010, first published .
Contextualizing Changes in e-Cigarette Use During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic and Accompanying Infodemic (“So Much Contradictory Evidence”): Qualitative Document Analysis of Reddit Forums

Contextualizing Changes in e-Cigarette Use During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic and Accompanying Infodemic (“So Much Contradictory Evidence”): Qualitative Document Analysis of Reddit Forums

Contextualizing Changes in e-Cigarette Use During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic and Accompanying Infodemic (“So Much Contradictory Evidence”): Qualitative Document Analysis of Reddit Forums

Authors of this article:

Shannon Lea Watkins1 Author Orcid Image ;   Katherine Snodgrass2 Author Orcid Image ;   Lexi Fahrion1 Author Orcid Image ;   Emily Shaw1 Author Orcid Image
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Shannon Lea Watkins   1 , PhD ;   Katherine Snodgrass   2 , BA, BS ;   Lexi Fahrion   1 , MPH ;   Emily Shaw   1 , MPH

1 Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States

2 College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Shannon Lea Watkins, PhD
  • Department of Community and Behavioral Health
  • College of Public Health
  • University of Iowa
  • 145 N Riverside Dr
  • Iowa City, IA, 52242
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 3194671489
  • Email: shannon-watkins@uiowa.edu