Effect of a social media-based counselling intervention in countering fake news on COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

Talabi, Felix Olajide; Ugbor, Ikechukwu Peter; Talabi, Moyinoluwa Joseph; Ugwuoke, Joel C.; Oloyede, David; Aiyesimoju, Ayodeji Boluwatife; Ikechukwu-Ilomuanya, Amaka B.

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“…Other rumours with serious negative implications for people’s perception of COVID-19 included notions that persons who receive the vaccine will die within two years, that the COVID-19 vaccine will alter people’s DNA, that the vaccine was developed in a hurry and cannot be trusted, that the vaccine has serious negative side effects, that the vaccine contains a chip, that the vaccine is ineffective, and that the vaccine is unsuitable for Black people in general [ 46 ]. Some indicated the former president of the USA urged Black African people not to accept vaccines from Europe [ 38 ].…”

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A scoping review of COVID-19 online mis/disinformation in Black communities

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Background Mis/disinformation has reached an epidemic level with the COVID-19 virus and can be largely attributed to the growing digitalization of information and its rapid transmission via social media. Approximately 96% of Canadians and 80% of Americans report encountering COVID-19 dis/misinformation on at least one social media site/app. COVID-19 dis/misinformation promotes scepticism and a lack of confidence in COVID-19 interventions. Black people have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of negative impacts on their livelihoods and are also more likely to be hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Dis/misinformation contributes to high rates of COVID-19 infection and low uptake of COVID-19 vaccination. Hence, the purpose of this scoping review was to map out the nature and extent of current research on COVID-19 disinformation among Blacks in Africa and the African diaspora. Methods We searched and reviewed articles from major databases such as MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL. Our search strategy involved the following concepts: 1) COVID-19, including variants; 2) misinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news, and modes of misinformation transmission such as social media; and 3) Blacks or people of African descent, or the African diaspora. We retrieved 600 articles that were independently screened by two researchers. We included studies focusing on 1) Black people living inside or outside Africa; and 2) COVID-19 online dis/misinformation among this population. A total of 19 studies fit our inclusion criteria. We used a thematic analysis to analyse qualitative data. Results Our findings indicate Black people are accessing and often sharing online disinformation and misinformation primarily through social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Dis/misinformation concerns the origin of COVID-19, transmission, prevention, and treatment of COVID-19, assertions of race immunity to the virus, distrust in government and health organizations, and intervention research and programming. Conclusions There is a global paucity of literature addressing COVID-19 online dis/misinformation among Black people. Dis/misinformation can fuel vaccine hesitancy and threaten the goal of herd immunity. Knowledge of the impact and implications of COVID-19 online dis/misinformation is necessary to inform public health interventions in Black communities.

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“…This review identified three studies that sought to identify measures that could address COVID-19 misinformation [ 30 , 46 , 47 ]. To counter misinformation via WhatsApp in Zimbabwe [ 30 ], researchers partnered with established and trusted organizations such as Internews and Kubatana.…”

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“…We believe that the best way to deal with vaccine hesitancy and enhance vaccine acceptance among the population is to employ factors that affect vaccine acceptance, such as gender, age, education level, beliefs in conspiracy theories and psychosocial factors. For example, psychological counseling can be used to counter fake news in the context of these factors ( Atehortua and Patino, 2021 ; Talabi et al , 2021 ).…”

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Vaccine hesitancy and acceptance: an examination of predictive factors in COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia

Fadhel

2021

Health Promotion International

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Summary Vaccine hesitancy is a global health issue and can be affected by several variables. We explored the predictive factors and causes of vaccine hesitancy among adults in Saudi Arabia. An online survey method with multiple regression analysis was used to identify factors predicting of vaccine hesitancy in 558 adults (46.24% women and 53.76% men). The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy is 20.6%, with higher rates among females, young people and single people. About 70% of the participants believe that vaccine hesitancy is due to concerns about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, a lack of information about the disease and vaccine or social media. The vaccine acceptance rate is 71.3%; 17.2% are not willing to accept a COVID-19 vaccine and 11.5% are unsure. Males and married people are more accepting of the vaccine. The risk factors that predict vaccine hesitancy include age, gender, belief in conspiracy theories and psychosocial factors. Meanwhile, age, gender, belief in conspiracy theories, concerns about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and psychosocial factors significantly predict vaccine acceptance. The high rate of vaccine hesitancy could undermine efforts to combat COVID-19. Factors predicting vaccine hesitancy can be used in interventions to address this issue during major epidemics.

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“…Women in these four countries were more likely to reject the vaccine due to mistrust of information from mainstream media which are usually channeled through the state-government institutions. Widespread false information about the health risks associated with taking the vaccine through social media also further adds to the public's fear as seen in Nigeria [33] and Taiwan [34].…”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Malaysia: Exploring factors and identifying highly vulnerable groups

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Vaccine hesitancy is a global health challenge in controlling the virulence of pandemics. The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy will put highly vulnerable groups, such as the elderly or groups with pre-existing health conditions, at a higher risk, as seen with the outbreak of the pandemic Covid-19. Based on the trends of vaccine hesitancy in the state of Sabah, located in East Malaysia, this study seeks to identify several variables that contribute to vaccine hesitancy. In addition to this, this study also determines which groups are affected by vaccine hesitancy based on their demographics. This study is based on a sampling of 1,024 Sabahan population aged 18 and above through an online and face-to-face questionnaire. The raw data was analysed using the K-Means Clustering Analysis, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis Test, and frequency. The K-Means Clustering found that more than half of the total number of respondents (Cluster 2 = 51.9%) tend to demonstrate vaccine hesitancy. Based on the PCA analysis, six main factors were found to cause vaccine hesitancy in Sabah: confidence (var(X) = 21.6%), the influence of local authority (var(X) = 12.1%), ineffectiveness of mainstream media (var(X) = 8.4%), complacency (var(X) = 7.4%), social media (var(X) = 6.4%), and convenience issues (var(X) = 5.8%). Findings from both Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests demonstrate that several factors of group demographics, such as employment status, level of education, religion, gender, and marital status, may explain the indicator of vaccine hesitancy. In particular, specific groups tend to become vaccine hesitancy such as, unemployed, self-employed, students, male, single, level of education, and Muslim. Findings from this empirical study are crucial to inform the relevant local authorities on the level of vulnerability among certain groups in facing the hazards of COVID-19. The main contribution of this study is that it seeks to analyse the factors behind vaccine hesitancy and identifies which groups more likely hesitant toward vaccines based on their demographics.

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Effect of a social media-based counselling intervention in countering fake news on COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

Cited by 27 publications

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A scoping review of COVID-19 online mis/disinformation in Black communities

A scoping review of COVID-19 online mis/disinformation in Black communities

Vaccine hesitancy and acceptance: an examination of predictive factors in COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Malaysia: Exploring factors and identifying highly vulnerable groups

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