ArticleClinical epidemiology and global health
Implications of social media misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine confidence among pregnant women in Africa.
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- Social Media as an Effective Provider of Quality-Assured and Accurate Information to Increase Vaccine Rates: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
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- Impacts of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Misinformation in Digital Spaces on Human Rights Protection and Promotion: Scoping Review.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Article
- Lessons learned from approaches in COVID-19 risk Communication and community engagement in Malawi: an exploratory study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- COVID-19 vaccine information disorder in Chile: a quantitative analysis of fact-checked articles.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Mapping Community Vulnerability to reduced Vaccine Impact in Uganda and Kenya: A spatial Data-driven Approach.NIHR open research · 2025Article
- Association Between COVID19 Vaccination Uptake and Socio-Demographic Characteristics Among Pregnant Women in Kenya.The East African health research journal · 2025Article
- Determinants of vaccination uptake among pregnant women in Kumasi: A multi-centre cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the Perinatal Period: A Survey Among Residents of Hawaii.AJPM focus · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy response on access to and utilization of reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health services in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- A Qualitative Study on Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Community Members in Tanzania.Vaccines · 2023Article
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- Exploring COVID-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in Zimbabwe: A mixed methods study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Measuring behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination in health workers in Eastern and Southern Africa.BMC proceedings · 2023Article
- The psychological aftermath of an emerging infection affecting pregnant women: is monkeypox to blame?Archives of women's mental health · 2023Article
- Exploring COVID-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in Zimbabwe: A mixed methods study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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- Infodemic management challenges and evidence-based midwifery.European journal of midwifery · 2023Article
- A structured literature review of the health infodemic on social media in Africa.Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) · 2023Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
It has been over a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and subsequently a global pandemic. The world has experienced a lot of uncertainty since then as we all get used to this new 'normal' with social distancing measures, lockdowns, the emergence of new variants, and an array of hope with the development of vaccines. Having an abstract understanding of vaccine delivery, public perceptions of vaccines, and promoting acceptance of vaccines are critical to tackling the pandemic. The advent of the pandemic has led to the emergence of an 'infodemic' or rampant misinformation surrounding the virus, treatment, and vaccines. This poses a critical threat to global health as it has the potential to lead to a public health crisis by exacerbating disease spread and overwhelming healthcare systems. This 'infodemic' has led to rising vaccine hesitancy which is of paramount concern with the WHO even identifying it as one of the ten main threats to Global health almost 2 years before the approval of COVID-19 vaccines. Pregnant African women are one of the most vulnerable population groups in a region with an already burdened healthcare system. Currently, there isn't ample research in the literature that explores vaccine hesitancy in this subpopulation and the impact of social media misinformation surrounding it. The aim of this paper is to highlight the implications of this 'infodemic' on the pregnant African population and suggest key recommendations for improved healthcare strategies.
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