VACtívate: A proposal targeting conscious decision-making regarding vaccination in 20 cities in Colombia

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 17, 2025

Previous scholars have recognized the importance of proposals regarding vaccination-related interventions that can help address various factors increase population’s reluctance to receive vaccinations with goal promoting coverage and conscious decision-making in this context. This article presents results VACtívate strategy, a psychoeducational intervention was implemented 20 cities Colombia aim knowledge actions support comprehensive view vaccination. On basis findings Adervax project⁷, consisted short course included four modules (i.e., Education Vaccines, Decision-Making Vaccination, My Role as an Influential Agent Vaccination Integration Proposals into Public Health) targeted health personnel, social leaders, authorities journalists/social communicators. The qualitative were systematized assistance ATLAS.ti software, relevant evaluated both before after intervention. associated statistically significant changes application (p = .0007). Similarly, concepts pertaining vaccination could be consolidated applied practices involving population, which context novel perspective on decision-making, leadership construction public identified. research reveal work conducted alongside territorial entities operating sector each municipality facilitate implementation proposals. In terms recommendations for future research, strategies targeting should based evidence obtained from previous diagnoses well through participation all members populations recognition their needs. It is crucial ensure topic involve collaboration among parties, enable us develop more approaches are not limited informative role. Increased involvement part communicators considered context, thus guaranteeing development regard effective.

Язык: Английский

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Behavior Change Interventions Combating Online Misinformation: A Scoping Review

Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Predictors on parent’s attitudes toward the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine in Jordan: An education program

American Journal of Infection Control, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 52(10), С. 1170 - 1175

Опубликована: Май 18, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Prevalence and intervention strategies of health misinformation among older adults: A meta-analysis

Journal of Health Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024

The rapid expansion of the Internet and social media has intensified spread health misinformation, posing significant risks, especially for older adults. This meta-analysis synthesizes evidence on prevalence interventions misinformation among Our findings reveal a high rate 47% (95% CI [33%, 60%]), surpassing recent estimates. Offline research settings have higher misinformation. Despite methodological variances, remains consistent across different measures development levels. Interventions show effectiveness (Hedges’ g = 0.76, 95% [0.25, 1.26]), with graphic-based approaches outperforming video-based ones. These results underscore urgent need tailored, large-scale to mitigate adverse impacts Further should focus refining intervention strategies extending studies underrepresented regions populations.

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of Video‐Based Educational Intervention on Parents’ Decision to Uptake the Measles–Rubella (MR) Vaccine in Jordan

Public Health Nursing, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 42(1), С. 341 - 348

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2024

Interventions are needed to decrease measles and rubella (MR) vaccine hesitancy/refusal among Jordanian parents during the implementation campaign in Jordan by 2023. This study developed an educational video for with hesitancy or refusal enhance their attitudes decisions toward MR vaccine.

Язык: Английский

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