H1N1 vaccination and health beliefs in a rural community in the Southeastern United States: lessons learned

Hausman, Bernice L.; Lawrence, Heidi Y.; Marmagas, Susan West; Fortenberry, Lauren; Dannenberg, Clare J.

doi:10.1080/09581596.2018.1546825

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“… 22 The “very hesitant” more frequently reported hesitancy grounded in complacency (i.e., strongly held beliefs in their immune system and general good health being protective from the individual effects of COVID‐19 infection and beliefs that risks from COVID‐19 infection are exaggerated). Although the role of health beliefs and complacency (particularly related to immune system function, the functioning of vaccines, and one's personal risk factors) is well‐established in the vaccine hesitancy literature, 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 our findings extend the literature, highlighting specific health beliefs that may be critical in understanding higher levels of hesitancy. This is especially critical for efforts to address hesitancy which need to be tailored to address the underlying source and content of these beliefs.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…Overall, our findings in this study are consistent with the literature on COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy, which has catalogued elements of COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy, such as safety concerns, 30 , 51 , 67 , 68 concerns about the development/approval of the vaccine, 30 , 52 , 68 , 69 the information and disinformation environment, 52 , 53 trust in science and government, 20 , 22 , 60 , 70 conspiratorial thinking, 33 , 35 , 71 perceptions of freedom, 55 , 56 , 72 , 73 beliefs about one's immune system and general health, 58 , 60 and assessments of risk. 29 , 60 , 74 However, we make the significant contribution of linking specific themes to the levels of vaccine hesitancy, adding granularity to the well‐established concept of vaccine hesitancy as a continuum of thoughts and feelings.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The vaccine hesitancy continuum among hesitant adopters of the COVID‐19 vaccine

Moore

Purvis

Willis

et al. 2022

Clinical Translational Sci

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Vaccination is a strategy for mitigating the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at both the individual and population levels. Vaccine hesitancy is identified as a significant threat to global health by the World Health Organization (WHO). Vaccine hesitancy has been theorized as a continuum encompassing a range of attitudes, beliefs, emotional orientations, ideologies, and health-seeking behaviors. Individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccine but also indicated some level of hesitancy about vaccination, or "hesitant adopters," remain an understudied group. This study uses a qualitative descriptive design to understand motivations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine among hesitant adopters at various self-reported levels of hesitancy. We conducted interviews with hesitant adopters (n = 49) to analyze the elements of vaccine hesitancy corresponding to reported levels of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (i.e., "little hesitant," "somewhat hesitant," and "very hesitant"). Concerns about side effects are shared across the continuum but are articulated differently at each level of hesitancy. The "little hesitant" relate fears of side effects to their health and a lack of clear information to inform their health decision making, whereas the "very hesitant" articulate the risks of side effects within the frame of conspiracies related to the development, approval, and economics of the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, conspiracy theories generally increase in salience across the continuum, with the "very hesitant" reporting conspiracy theories as the most salient element of vaccine hesitancy. This research presents opportunities for developing targeted interventions for different levels of vaccine hesitancy. Study Highlights WHAT IS THE CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ON THE TOPIC?Prior research has documented that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy is influenced by several elements, including fears of side effects and adverse events, the speed of the development and approval process, health literacy, and misinformation/disinformation. However, no studies have explored the difference in these influences across a hesitancy continuum.

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confidence: 57%

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confidence: 99%

The vaccine hesitancy continuum among hesitant adopters of the COVID‐19 vaccine

Moore

Purvis

Willis

et al. 2022

Clinical Translational Sci

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“…The former studies were mainly centered on the prevention and control of diseases, i.e., malaria, H1N1 flu, dengue, AIDS, Chikungunya, and Zika (Saha and Samanta 2019 ; Vairo et al 2019 ; Hausman et al 2020 ; Kaur et al 2021 ; Wang et al 2021 ). Among them, the first array of studies considered the epidemiology of diseases (Adams et al 2019 ; Mosnier et al 2019 ; Cissoko et al 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Does temperature matter for COVID-19 transmissibility? Evidence across Pakistani provinces

Irfan

Ikram

Ahmad

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a global concern that is deteriorating environmental quality and damaging human health. Though some researchers have investigated the linkage between temperature and COVID-19 transmissibility across different geographical locations and over time, yet these studies are scarce. This study aims to bridge this gap using daily temperature and COVID-19 cases (transmissibility) by employing grey incidence analysis (GIA) models (i.e., Deng’s grey incidence analysis (DGIA), the absolute degree GIA (ADGIA), the second synthetic degree GIA (SSDGIA), the conservative (maximin) model) and correlation analysis. Data on temperature are accessed from the NASA database, while the data on COVID-19 cases are collected from the official website of the government of Pakistan. Empirical results reveal the existence of linkages between temperature and COVID-19 in all Pakistani provinces. These linkages vary from a relatively stronger to a relatively weaker linkage. Based on calculated weights, the strength of linkages is ranked across provinces as follows: Gilgit Baltistan (0.715301) > Baluchistan (0.675091) > Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (0.619893) > Punjab (0.619286) > Sindh (0.601736). The disparity in the strength of linkage among provinces is explained by the discrepancy in the intensity of temperature. Besides, the diagrammatic correlation analysis shows that temperature is inversely linked to COVID-19 cases (per million persons) over time, implying that low temperatures are associated with high COVID-19 transmissibility and vice versa. This study is among the first of its kind to consider the linkages between temperature and COVID-19 transmissibility for a tropical climate country (Pakistan) using the advanced GIA models. Research findings provide an up-to-date glimpse of the outbreak and emphasize the need to raise public awareness about the devastating impacts of the COVID-19. The educational syllabus should provide information on the causes, signs, and precautions of the pandemic. Additionally, individuals should practice handwashing, social distancing, personal hygiene, mask-wearing, and the use of hand sanitizers to ensure a secure and supportive atmosphere for preventing and controlling the current pandemic.

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“…A barrier to early childhood vaccination identified across many studies was vaccine hesitancy, which the World Health Organization defines as “a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite the availability of vaccination services” ( MacDonald, 2015 , World Health Organization, 2014 ). Although vaccine hesitancy is not limited to rural communities ( Larson et al, 2014 ), studies that have investigated the intersection of hesitancy and regionality demonstrate that more research is necessary to understand vaccine-hesitant concerns and behaviors at a community level, including within rural communities ( Hausman et al, 2020 , Lebrun-Harris et al, 2020 , Vanderpool et al, 2015 ). While it is established that rural children and adolescents are undervaccinated compared to their urban counterparts nationally, it is unclear how much of this disparity is due to increased vaccine hesitancy in rural communities versus other barriers to preventive care access experienced by rural families ( Hill et al, 2020 , Walker et al, 2019 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%