Fake News and vaccine hesitancy in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

Galhardi, Cláudia Pereira; Freire, Neyson Pinheiro; Fagundes, Maria Clara Marques; Minayo, Maria Cecília de Souza; Cunha, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm

doi:10.1590/1413-81232022275.24092021en

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“…We also found that WhatsApp and Facebook was used by 77% and 39% adolescents, respectively, that are supposed to have high malicious content and like to negatively impact young mind. 16…”

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Impact of Use of Social Media on Adolescent's Mental Health in a Tier 2 City—A Cross-Sectional Study

Sohane

Ghanghoriya

Tiwari

2022

International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences

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Background Social media has been defined as a form of electronic communication that is used for communication and expression of thoughts. It is a boon for the young generation as it has a lot of positive impacts like global connectivity, easy/inexpensive communication, and sharing of information; however, it is associated with serious adverse effects/imprints on the mental health of adolescent's developing brain. Method This was an observational, cross-sectional study on 200 students from two government schools. After obtaining consent from parents and teacher, students were asked to fill a preprinted form containing a 12-point survey questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory for assessment of depression, and a 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (12-item GHQ) for the assessment of common mental health disorders. Obtained data was analyzed among social media users and nonusers. Results The study included 200 adolescents, 84 (42%) were of 11th standard and 116 (58%) were of 12th standard. Eighty-five adolescents (42.5%) were males and 115 (57.5%) were females; median age was 14 years. The mean Beck Depression Inventory score among users was 11.47 +7.54 as compared with 6.702 +6.67 among nonusers, p = 0.0005, significant. The mean 12-item GHQ score among users was 7.631 + 5.37 as compared with 7.05 + 5.79 among nonusers, p = 0.5589, insignificant. About 82.8% students used WhatsApp, 39.8% used Facebook, 40.4% used Instagram, 26.9% used Snapchat, and 17.17% used YouTube. Conclusion Majority of adolescents are using social media nowadays and are found to have various mental health problems in this study. This highlights the importance of awareness among parents, teachers, and adolescent health-care providers.

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“…We also found that WhatsApp and Facebook was used by 77% and 39% adolescents, respectively, that are supposed to have high malicious content and like to negatively impact young mind. 16…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Use of Social Media on Adolescent's Mental Health in a Tier 2 City—A Cross-Sectional Study

Sohane

Ghanghoriya

Tiwari

2022

International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences

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“…Do mesmo modo, estudo norte-americano de abrangência nacional, que buscou identificar preditores da intenção de vacinar contra a COVID-19, também mostrou que alta renda familiar e ensino superior foram associados a intenções mais fortes de vacinação (16) . A escolaridade e renda apresentam estreita relação e a melhoria nesses determinantes sociais contribui para mudanças no estilo de vida, que favorecem a promoção da saúde da população (46) , a exemplo da vacinação contra a COVID- (48) .…”

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Associação entre letramento em saúde, ameaça pela COVID-19 e intenção vacinal de adolescentes brasileiros

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Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Resumo Objetivo: investigar a influência do letramento em saúde na avaliação da ameaça à saúde pela COVID-19 e sobre a intenção de não se vacinar de adolescentes brasileiros. Método: estudo transversal com 526 adolescentes brasileiros de 14 a 19 anos. Aspectos socioeconômicos, perfil saúde-doença, letramento em saúde, ameaça à saúde pela COVID-19 e intenção de não se vacinar foram analisados por associação bivariada e regressão linear múltipla com resposta Poisson. Resultados: maior pontuação de letramento em saúde (p=0,010), doença cardíaca (p=0,006), menor renda (p=0,000) e morar na região norte (p=0,007) foram fatores que contribuíram para o sentimento de maior ameaça pela COVID-19. O letramento em saúde não influenciou a intenção de não se vacinar (p=0,091), cuja prevalência foi menor entre os adolescentes do Sudeste quando comparados aos do Norte (p=0,010), entre os que cursavam o ensino superior (p=0,049) e entre aqueles com maior renda (p=0,000). Conclusão: letramento em saúde influenciou a percepção da ameaça da doença, mas não a intenção de não se vacinar. Avaliação da ameaça à saúde pela COVID-19 e a prevalência da intenção de não se vacinar foram influenciadas pela região de residência, renda e escolaridade, o que reforça a importância dos determinantes sociais da saúde nesse contexto.

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“…Despite the undeniable importance of providing information about health to the population, psychic, highlighting that Brazil, with its educational problems, favors the dissemination of misinformation. Currently, one out five fake stories in Brazil is about vaccines, a situation that contributed to the non-adherence of part of the population to social distancing and vaccination campaigns (48) .…”

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Association of health literacy, COVID-19 threat, and vaccination intention among Brazilian adolescents

Pimentel

Avila

Prata

et al. 2022

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: investigate the influence of health literacy on the assessment of COVID-19 threat to health and the intention not to be vaccinated among Brazilian adolescents. Method: cross-sectional study with 526 Brazilian adolescents aged 14 to 19 years. Socioeconomic aspects, health-disease profile, health literacy, health threat by COVID-19 and intention not to be vaccinated were analyzed by bivariate association and multiple linear regression with Poisson response. Results: higher health literacy score (p=0.010), cardiovascular disease (p=0.006), lower income (p=0.000), and living in the North region (p=0.007) were factors that contributed to feeling more threatened by COVID-19. Health literacy did not influence the intention not to be vaccinated (p=0.091), whose prevalence was lower among adolescents in the Southeast region when compared to those in the North region (p=0.010), among those who attended higher education (p=0,049) and those with higher income (p=0.000). Conclusion: health literacy influenced the perception of COVID-19 threat, but not the intention not to be vaccinated. Assessment of COVID-19 threat to health and prevalence of the intention not to be vaccinated were influenced by the region of residence, income, and education, which reinforces the importance of social determinants of health in this context.

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Fake News and vaccine hesitancy in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

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Impact of Use of Social Media on Adolescent's Mental Health in a Tier 2 City—A Cross-Sectional Study

Impact of Use of Social Media on Adolescent's Mental Health in a Tier 2 City—A Cross-Sectional Study

Associação entre letramento em saúde, ameaça pela COVID-19 e intenção vacinal de adolescentes brasileiros

Association of health literacy, COVID-19 threat, and vaccination intention among Brazilian adolescents

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