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Ethical considerations status among two social media applications
| Ethical considerations | The number of studies using social media as a secondary data source | The number of studies using social media as a platform for information sharing |
| No discussion | 5 | 1 |
| Exempt from ethical approval | 8 | 1 |
| Obtained ethical approval | 3 | 3 |
| Obtained informed consent | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 5 |
