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. 2020 Aug 13;15(8):e0237471. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237471

Table 3. Content analysis of tweets by influencer category (n = 711 tweets).

SC IC Companies
Number of tweets (%) 493 (81.2) 95 (15.7) 19 (3.13)
Identified themes, %
Commercial Use 41.6 2.1 36.8
Professional Communication & Invitations 23.5 0.0 0.0
Research Findings & evidence-based recommendations 11.8 34.7 5.3
Breastfeeding Advocacy 6.3 16.8 21.1
Policy Awareness 5.9 0.0 0.0
Non-evidence based Recommendations 5.7 9.5 15.8
Community Engagement 3.0 27.4 0.0
Personal Anecdotes 2.2 0.0 21.1
Other (beauty, veganism) 0.0 9.5 0.0

SC, influencers from the scientific community. IC, influencers who are interested citizens.