ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2022
Influences of social media usage on public attitudes and behavior toward COVID-19 vaccine in the Arab world.
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- Determinants of influenza and COVID-19 vaccine intent or uptake in Lebanon: a scoping review of the literature.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- The spread of COVID-19 vaccine information in Arabic on YouTube: A network exposure study.Digital healthArticle
- Fear, Stress, Susceptibility, and Problematic Social Media Use Explain Motivation for COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors Among Patients With Stroke and Their Caregivers.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundVaccination programs are effective only when a significant percentage of people are vaccinated. Social media usage is arguably one of the factors affecting public attitudes toward vaccines.
objectiveThis study aims to identify if the social media usage factors can predict Arab people's attitudes and behavior toward the COVID-19 vaccines.
methodsAn online survey was conducted in the Arab countries, and 217 Arab nationals participated in this study. Logistic regression was applied to identify what demographics and social media usage factors predict public attitudes and behavior toward the COVID-19 vaccines.
resultsOf the 217 participants, 56.2% (n = 122) were willing to get the vaccines, and 41.5% (n = 90) were hesitant. This study shows that none of the social media usage factors were significant enough to predict the actual vaccine acceptance behavior. However, some social media usage factors could predict public attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccines. For example, compared to infrequent social media users, frequent social media users were 2.85 times more likely to agree that the risk of COVID-19 was being exaggerated (OR = 2.85, 95% CI = 0.86-9.45,
conclusionInformation shared on social media may affect public attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. Therefore, disseminating correct and validated information about the COVID-19 vaccines on social media is important to increase public trust and counter the impact of incorrect misinformation.
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