A qualitative inquiry in understanding trusted media sources to reduce vaccine hesitancy among Kenyans DOI Creative Commons
Berhaun Fesshaye, Clarice Lee, Alicia M. Paul

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Frontiers in Communication, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: Jan. 25, 2023

COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Kenya has been challenged by both the supply of and demand for vaccines. With a third adult population classifying as hesitant, reaching vaccination targets requires an understanding how people make decisions regarding Globally, pregnant lactating women have especially low uptake rates, which could be attributed to “infodemic,” or constant rush new information, this group is vulnerable misinformation uncertainty. While presentation vaccines media allows easy access, these sources are also susceptible misinformation. Negative unfounded claims surrounding SARS-CoV-2 infection contribute hesitancy. Given influence that may on people's attitudes toward vaccines, study examines relationship between decision-making process among women, healthcare workers, community members (male relatives, male neighbors, gatekeepers), policymakers Kenya. Data were collected through in-depth interviews urban rural counties understand information was utilized consumed. workers most frequently cited source other members, findings show (traditional, social, Internet) important obtaining groups. Policymakers obtained their from traditional media. Ensuring circulating throughout channels accurate accessible vital reduce hesitancy ultimately, meet goals

Language: Английский

Understanding vaccine hesitancy: Insights from social media on polio, human papilloma virus, and COVID-19 in Zambia DOI Creative Commons
Samuel Munalula Munjita

Digital Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: March 1, 2025

Vaccine hesitancy remains a critical challenge to public health in Zambia and globally, necessitating deeper understanding of the factors influencing this phenomenon. The study analyzed user-generated Facebook comments from January 2021 December 2023 understand vaccine Zambia. This employed qualitative case design, focusing on official page Ministry Health A purposeful sampling technique was used, collecting that discussed related polio, human papilloma virus (HPV), coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. analysis revealed men contributed 77.5% followed by women with 22.5%. majority (82.5%) pertained COVID-19 vaccines, polio (14.1%) HPV (3.4%). Notably, expressed greater toward vaccines (60%) compared (19.9%) (12.5%). Thematic highlighted significant against shaped safety efficacy concerns, frequent calls for vaccination particularly conspiracy theories, distrust authorities, poor communication authorities. Other drivers were reliance spiritual beliefs, herbal remedies natural immunity, pervasive spread misinformation. These findings underscore barriers acceptance, emphasizing need transparent community engagement. To improve uptake, strategies must address community-specific foster trust, enhance effectiveness efforts.

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Reassessing the impact of social media on healthcare delivery: insights from a less digitalized economy DOI Creative Commons
Emmanuel Bruce,

Zhao Shurong,

John Amoah

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Cogent Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Feb. 3, 2024

Social media plays a crucial role in modern healthcare by promoting patient engagement, facilitating communication among professionals, and serving as platform for health education outreach. Its significance delivery continues to grow digital becomes increasingly integral the industry's efforts improve outcomes. Nonetheless, existing studies have not adequately empirically explored its impact less digitalized economies. Thus, this study seeks investigate of social on systems economic context. Leveraging engagement theory, employs partial least squares (PLS-SEM) approach explore Ghana's system. Based purposely selected sample 457 professionals from Ghana, found that using crisis management, patient-doctor relationships, information dissemination positively impacts systems. On contrary, use public relations activities did any significant delivery. This contributes growing literature affordances circular economy towards improved emerging The offers strategy optimizing within settings foster enhanced outcomes, particularly

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One Vax Two Lives: a social media campaign and research program to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy DOI

Lauren Marcell,

Ekta Dokania,

Ikram Navia

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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 227(5), P. 685 - 695.e2

Published: June 23, 2022

Language: Английский

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Vaccine Hesitancy Hotspots in Africa: An Insight From Geotagged Twitter Posts DOI Creative Commons
Blessing Ogbuokiri, Ali Ahmadi, Zahra Movahedi Nia

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IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(1), P. 1325 - 1338

Published: Jan. 19, 2023

Many social media users express concerns about vaccines and their side effects on Twitter. These lead to a compromise of confidence which brings vaccine hesitancy. In Africa, hesitancy is major challenge faced by health policymakers in the fight against COVID-19. Given that most tweets are geotagged, clustering them according sentiments could help identify locations may likely experience for policy planning. this study, we collected 70 000 geotagged vaccine-related nine African countries, from December 2020 February 2022. The were classified into three sentiment classes—positive, negative, neutral. quality classification outputs was achieved using Naíve Bayes (NB), logistic regression (LR), support vector machines (SVMs), decision tree (DT), K-nearest neighbor (KNN) machine learning classifiers. LR highest accuracy 71% with an average area under curve 85%. point-based location technique used calculate hotspots based tweets. Locations green, red, gray backgrounds map signify hotspot positive, neutral sentiments. outcome research shows discussions can be analyzed during disease outbreak, inform planning management Africa.

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“Tell us what’s going on”: Exploring the information needs of pregnant and post-partum women in Australia during the pandemic with ‘Tweets’, ‘Threads’, and women’s views DOI Creative Commons
Cassandra Caddy, Marc Cheong, Megan S. C. Lim

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PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(1), P. e0279990 - e0279990

Published: Jan. 13, 2023

Introduction The provision of maternity services in Australia has been significantly disrupted response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many changes were initiated quickly, often with rapid dissemination information women. aim this study was better understand what and messages circulating regarding pregnancy potential gaps. Methods This adopted a qualitative approach using social media interviews. A data analytics tool (TIGER-C19) used extract from platforms Reddit Twitter June July 2021 (in middle third wave Australia). total 21 individual semi-structured interviews conducted those who were, or had been, pregnant since March 2020. Social analysis via inductive content interview thematically analysed. Results provided critical platform for sharing seeking information, as well highlighting attitudes community towards vaccines pregnancy. Women interviewed described wanting further on risks posed themselves their babies, greater familiarity health service during pregnancy, which they would labour give birth. Health providers trusted source information. Communication strategies that allowed participants engage real-time interactive discussions preferred. real perceived lack led turn informal sources, increasing exposure misinformation. Conclusion It is vital communicate effectively women, early throughout public crises, such particularly important periods increased restrictions accessing hospital services. Information communication need be clear, consistent, timely accessible reduce reliance potentially inaccurate sources.

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A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, Acceptance, and Hesitancy of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women towards the COVID-19 Vaccine DOI Creative Commons
Vincenza Gianfredi, Pasquale Stefanizzi, Alessandro Berti

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Vaccines, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(8), P. 1289 - 1289

Published: July 27, 2023

The anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is recommended for pregnant women due to the high risk of complications. However, pregnancy has been associated with vaccine hesitancy. Our review aims at summarizing existing literature about hesitancy in and lactating women. research was conducted on PubMed/MEDLINE, ExcerptaMedica Database (EMBASE), Scopus, according PRISMA guidelines. Articles regarding COVID-19 vaccine's acceptance and/or refusal by were selected. Only observational, population-based studies included. Joanna Briggs Institute quality assessment tools employed. A total 496 articles retrieved, after selection process, 21 papers included current analysis. All cross-sectional, mostly from Europe North America. sample sizes ranged between 72 25,111 subjects. them subjects, except one that focused breastfeeding only. Vaccine rates 26% 57% among different studies. Fear adverse events lack knowledge shown be main drivers Approximately half (11/21) classified as low quality, remaining (9/21) moderate, only study quality. Primigravidae also more likely accept vaccination. findings confirm significant Information gaps should addressed contain concerns related events.

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Pregnant women's experiences of and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination: A qualitative descriptive study DOI Creative Commons
Hee Sun Kang, So Youn Kim, Jennie C. De Gagné

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Vaccine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 50, P. 126835 - 126835

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

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Assessing community vulnerability to reduced vaccine impact in Uganda and Kenya: A spatial data analysis DOI Creative Commons
Robinah Nalwanga, Agnes Natukunda, Ludoviko Zirimenya

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NIHR Open Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5, P. 24 - 24

Published: March 17, 2025

Background Despite global efforts to improve on vaccine impact, many African countries have failed achieve equitable benefits. Reduced impact may arise from interplay between structural, social, and biological factors, that hinder communities achieving full benefits vaccination programs. However, the combined influence of these factors reduced spatial distribution vulnerable remains poorly understood. In this work, we developed a Community Vaccine Impact Vulnerability Index (CVIVI) integrates data multiple risk associated with impaired impact. The index identifies are at key contributing their vulnerability. Methods indicators were identified through literature review grouped into domains. Using secondary Uganda Kenya, used percentile rank methodology construct domain-specific overall vulnerability indices. Correlation analysis was conducted explore relationship indicators. Geo-spatial techniques classify districts/counties least most generate maps. Results Our findings revealed distinct geographical community counties clustered in northeast east, including Turkana, Mandera, West Polot. Uganda, more scattered, districts concentrated (such as Amudat, Lamo) southwest Buliisa Kyenjojo). Key high counties/ cut across different domains, long distance health facilities, low maternal education, wealth quintile, prevalence malnutrition, limited access postnatal care services, mass media. Conclusions is potential tool for identifying communities, underlying causes vulnerability, which guides design tailored strategies among communities.

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Social Media as an Effective Provider of Quality-Assured and Accurate Information to Increase Vaccine Rates: Systematic Review DOI Creative Commons
R.P. Hansen, Nikita Baiju, Elia Gabarrón

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Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 25, P. e50276 - e50276

Published: Oct. 31, 2023

Vaccination programs are instrumental in prolonging and improving people's lives by preventing diseases such as measles, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza from escalating into fatal epidemics. Despite the significant impact of these programs, a substantial number individuals, including 20 million infants annually, lack sufficient access to vaccines. Therefore, it is imperative raise awareness about vaccination programs.

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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 DOI Creative Commons
Shiphrah Kuria, Sarah Karanja,

Brenda Mubita

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PLOS Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(1), P. e0002740 - e0002740

Published: Jan. 25, 2024

Global health crises can negatively impact access to and utilisation of essential services. Access reproductive services were already challenged in Sub-Saharan Africa with the COVID-19 pandemic further complicating critical situation. This cross-sectional qualitative study aimed assess policy responses it on to, utilization reproductive, maternal, child adolescent Kenya, Uganda, Zambia. It sought explore perspectives women age (18–49), frontline workers government representatives, all from geographies that are under-researched this context. Using purposive sampling, key informant in-depth interviews carried out 63 participants across three countries between November 2020 February 2021. The population included (18–49 years), front-line service providers, representatives We established response affected countries, most being antenatal care, delivery, family planning, immunization Women reported not accessing facilities for various reasons. Barriers cut socioecological levels. Movement restrictions, particularly Uganda where they severe, fear contracting at barriers. Weak structures community level inadequate supply commodities exacerbated Mitigation factors put place different There is need strengthen system, chain have closer enhance times during such as Covid-19 pandemic.

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