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  • Contextualizing critical thinking about health using digital technology in secondary schools in Kenya: a qualitative analysis 
    Chesire, Faith; Ochieng, Marlyn; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matt; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Lewin, Simon; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Kaseje, Margaret; Oxman, Andrew D.; Rosenbaum, Sarah (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Background Good health decisions depend on one’s ability to think critically about health claims and make informed health choices. Young people can learn these skills through school-based interventions, ...
  • Health communication in and out of public health emergencies: to persuade or to inform? 
    Oxman, Andrew D.; Fretheim, Atle; Lewin, Simon; Flottorp, Signe; Glenton, Claire; Helleve, Arnfinn; Vestrheim, Didrik F.; Iversen, Bjørn G.; Rosenbaum, Sarah E. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion, 2022)
    Much health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic has been designed to persuade people more than to inform them. For example, messages like “masks save lives” are intended to compel people to wear face masks, not to ...