Mental Health and Topics Expressed on Facebook in a Stage of COVID-19 in Mozambique
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mental health, topics, COVID-19, Mozambique, social networksAbstract
The Covid-19 pandemic caused many impacts on the mental health of many individuals all over the world. This study aims to analyze mental health aspects and topics expressed by Mozambicans in Facebook comments after the announcement of the first case of Covid-19 in the country. Through content analysis and with the help of IRaMuTeQ®, a textual corpus containing 44 comments from the official Facebook profile of the local Ministry of Health was processed. The results presented through a cluster show that users expressed feelings of concern for being a case imported by a Mozambican; need to share information and fake news; and concerns about missing important information from the infected individual and others with whom he had contact. The topics discussed were related to preventive measures to combat Covid-19 and belief/trust in God’s mercy. Thus, considering that during the pandemic many individuals use social networks to express their opinions and feelings, this study is very important because it can help health entities in monitoring mental health and follow up on topics that are being discussed by the population in this period. This fact will help in establishing urgent intervention strategies to avoid outcomes that may be more serious in the short or long term.
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