Contextualized impacts of an infodemic on vaccine hesitancy: The moderating role of socioeconomic and cultural factors

Lin, Fen; Chen, Xi; Cheng, Edmund W.

doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2022.103013

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“…Admittedly, participants’ mindsets toward the pandemic might differ due to different cultures ( 50 ). But in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in today’s advanced technological society, media outlets have been seen as useful means of spreading information about COVID-19 and measuring public attention toward COVID-19 in both China and the Western countries ( 37 – 39 , 51 , 52 ).…”

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Increased anxiety from fear of Omicron in China as compared to North America and Western Europe: A cross-sectional Kendall’s tau-b analysis using the generalized anxiety disorder 7-item questionnaire

Shan

Liu

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundPolicies dealing with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic vary across the globe, the different governmental responses then affect the public perception of COVID-19. Many unofficial Chinese media outlets frequently spread misinformation about COVID-19 and exaggerated reports of rare sequelae of Omicron for monetization and attention seeking, leading to panics in the Chinese public. In comparison the attitudes toward Omicron in other countries around the world, especially in North America and Western Europe have shifted to a more relaxed stance.ObjectiveThis article primarily aims to investigate the association between Chinese people’s attitudes toward the potential after-effects of Omicron and their anxiety status, as compared to these of people living in North America or Western Europe.MethodsWe conducted a questionnaire survey via the Credamo and collected valid data from 500 Chinese (not living in Shanghai), another 500 Chinese (living in Shanghai) and 500 people living in North America or Western Europe in June 2022. Kendall’s coefficient of rank correlation tau-sub-b was used to examine this association.ResultsThe results suggested that subjective attitudes of Chinese participants toward the sequelae of Omicron were positively and significantly associated with their anxiety status [i.e., the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scores] in Shanghai (China) (Tb = 0.44, p < 0.01) and other parts of China outside Shanghai (Tb = 0.37, p < 0.01). However, no such significant correlation was found in North America & Western Europe (Tb = -0.01, p > 0.05).ConclusionOur findings showed that Chinese participants who were more worried about the after-effects of Omicron had higher levels of anxiety. Although it is true that Long COVID-19 should be a concern, exaggerated media reporting can impact negatively on an individual’s mental wellbeing. Only through the dissemination of robust scientific studies, the misinformation and the fears that follow it can be put to rest.

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Increased anxiety from fear of Omicron in China as compared to North America and Western Europe: A cross-sectional Kendall’s tau-b analysis using the generalized anxiety disorder 7-item questionnaire

Shan

Liu

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Vaccines under the NIP are free of charge in Finland [30], which supports our finding that the household monthly net income was not a significant factor for any of the statements in the multivariable analysis. However, previous studies have found that low household net income was often a barrier to vaccine uptake [15,31], which is consistent with our single variable results, where monthly household net income up to 2000€ and 2001-5000€ significantly increased disagreement with statements on vaccine safety, having sufficient information about vaccines and VPDs compared to monthly household net income above 5000€. It is possible that the net income level of a household has an impact on vaccine acceptance in terms of access to information and the opportunity to be educated.…”

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Barriers to vaccine acceptance in the adult population of mainland Finland, 2021

Lasander,

Elo,

Joronen

et al. 2024

Epidemiol. Infect.

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There has been a lack of information on vaccine acceptance for Finnish adults. We conducted a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data collected through the Finnish Medicines Agency Medicine Barometer 2021 survey (response rate: 20.6%). We described and explained vaccine acceptance by investigating the associations between socio-demographic factors and statements using logistic regression and conducted a factor analysis. The majority of respondents (n = 2081) considered vaccines to be safe (93%), effective (97%), and important (95%). However, 20% and 14% felt they did not have enough information about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), respectively. Respondents aged 18-39 were 2.8 times more likely to disagree that they had enough information about VPDs compared to respondents aged 60-79 (p < 0.001), while respondents with poorer self-perceived health were 1.8 times more likely to declare not having enough information about vaccines (p < 0.001). We generated three-factor dimensions from the eight statements. They were related to 'Confidence and attitudes towards vaccines', 'Access to information on vaccines and VPDs', and 'Debate on vaccine issues', which may reflect the underlying thinking patterns. Access to and understanding of information about vaccines and VPDs need to be improved for Finnish adults to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake, thus preventing the spread of VPDs.

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“…Higher socioeconomic status appeared to cushion the negative impact of vaccine misinformation and increase adherence. 9 Hernandez et al ( 2021) analyzed 1 million tweets about COVID-19. The results showed highly polarized and active conversations with anti-vaccine concepts that were influenced primarily by political and nonmedical Twitter© users.…”

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Boletim Matinal UFMG: uso da mídia para difundir boas práticas em relação à COVID-19

Melo¹,

Tupinambás²,

Campos³

et al. 2023

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A pandemia pelo novo coronavírus, Sars-CoV-2, causador da COVID-19 trouxe um momento nunca vivenciado antes pela população mundial. Milhões de pessoas foram acometidas e, lamentavelmente, muitas mortes e sequelas relacionadas foram notificadas. Ao mesmo tempo, a modernidade permitiu a difusão de notícias em excesso devido às novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação. Algumas vezes a desinformação tomou conta da mídia. Interesses políticos e econômicos infelizmente influenciaram as notícias. O Boletim Matinal da UFMG, uma ação de extensão da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, passou a ser divulgado, buscando defender a divulgação de dados epidemiológicos corretos, das notícias, das evidências científicas e da verdade. O posicionamento de profissionais de saúde e de cientistas é importante para combater as fakes news e para levar o conhecimento para a comunidade em geral. A divulgação foi diária e contínua até dezembro de 2021, depois passou a ocorrer três vezes por semana e a partir de agosto de 2022, uma vez por semana, com expansão dos temas a serem abordados, tendo como foco principal as doenças infecciosas, a vacinação e a boa informação para a comunidade em geral.

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Contextualized impacts of an infodemic on vaccine hesitancy: The moderating role of socioeconomic and cultural factors

Cited by 17 publications

References 76 publications

Increased anxiety from fear of Omicron in China as compared to North America and Western Europe: A cross-sectional Kendall’s tau-b analysis using the generalized anxiety disorder 7-item questionnaire

Increased anxiety from fear of Omicron in China as compared to North America and Western Europe: A cross-sectional Kendall’s tau-b analysis using the generalized anxiety disorder 7-item questionnaire

Barriers to vaccine acceptance in the adult population of mainland Finland, 2021

Boletim Matinal UFMG: uso da mídia para difundir boas práticas em relação à COVID-19

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