Observational studyPloS one2022
Media attention and Vaccine Hesitancy: Examining the mediating effects of Fear of COVID-19 and the moderating role of Trust in leadership.
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- Pooled it
- Role of Individual, Social and Health Factors as Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Results from the Second Phase of the Italian EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Observational
- Analysis of key factors and equity in influenza vaccination among Chinese adults-evidence from a large national cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Factors affecting equitable access and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Understanding vaccine hesitancy through the lens of trust and the 3C model: evidence from Chinese General Social Survey 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Confidence in the efficacy of routine vaccines after the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional web-based study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Building confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine in a polio-endemic country: strategic communication lessons from Pakistan.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Lay beliefs of COVID-19 vaccine refusal among intercity commercial drivers in the Volta region of Ghana: recommendations for improved vaccine uptake.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2024Article
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- Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake among Health Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana.Vaccines · 2023Article
- The relationship between fear of COVID-19 infection, fear of COVID-19 vaccination and Big Five personality traits: a mediation model.Current issues in personality psychology · 2023Article
- COVID-19 preparedness and response in rural and remote areas: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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- Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics influencing the hesitancy and refusal of COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana.Therapeutic advances in vaccines and immunotherapy · 2023Article
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- Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic in Argentinian Population: Vaccination Is Associated With a Decrease in Depressive Symptoms.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Vaccination has emerged as the most cost-effective public health strategy for maintaining population health, with various social and economic benefits. These vaccines, however, cannot be effective without widespread acceptance. The present study examines the effect of media attention on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy by incorporating fear of COVID-19 as a mediator, whereas trust in leadership served as a moderator. An analytical cross-sectional study is performed among rural folks in the Wassa Amenfi Central of Ghana. Using a questionnaire survey, we were able to collect 3079 valid responses. The Smart PLS was used to estimate the relationship among the variables. The results revealed that media attention had a significant influence on vaccine hesitancy. Furthermore, the results showed that fear of COVID-19 played a significant mediating role in the relationship between media and vaccine hesitancy. However, trust in leadership had an insignificant moderating relationship on the fear of COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy. The study suggests that the health management team can reduce vaccine hesitancy if they focus on lessening the negative impact of media and other antecedents like fear on trust in leadership.
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