Intention to Vaccinate Against the Novel 2019 Coronavirus Disease: The Role of Health Locus of Control and Religiosity

Olagoke, Ayokunle; Olagoke, Olakanmi; Hughes, Ashley M.

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-31214/v1

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“…They are compatible with recent research showing that religiosity is negatively associated with trust in scientific COVID-19 research and positively associated with COVID-19-related conspiracy ideation (Freeman et al, 2020; Plohl & Musil, 2020). Not surprisingly, religiosity has been found to be negatively related to COVID-19 vaccination intention (Olagoke, Olagoke, & Hughes, 2020). Note that the present unreasonable behavior scale includes two items many conspiracy theorists would agree to (avoidance of 5G technology, protection by silver nanoparticles).…”

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Religiosity predicts unreasonable coping with COVID-19.

Kranz¹,

Niepel²,

Botes³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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The present study explores the impact of religiosity during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020). The focus is on associations between religiosity, coronavirus anxiety, and preventive behavior. Participants were 1,182 U.S. citizens (50% female; 20 -83 years of age). Highly religious participants scored higher on the somatic component of coronavirus anxiety (emotionality) but lower on the cognitive component (worry). With regard to preventive behavior, highly religious participants reported more unreasonable behavior (e.g., avoiding 5G networks, hoarding toilet paper) than participants with low religiosity; at the bivariate level, there were no differences in reasonable behavior (e.g., physical contact avoidance, frequent handwashing). A comprehensive mediation model showed emotionality-mediated associations between religiosity and unreasonable behavior (positive indirect effect) but also worry-mediated associations between religiosity and reasonable behavior (negative indirect effect). The results remained stable when controlling for relevant sociodemographic variables. The discussion centers on religiosity, information processing, and rationality during a global health crisis situation.

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confidence: 99%

Religiosity predicts unreasonable coping with COVID-19.

Kranz¹,

Niepel²,

Botes³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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“…In this context, the fact that the regression analysis showed that more religious people were characterized by higher lockdown index scores than less religious people may seem surprising. One tentative explanation of this result is that religiosity is strongly positively correlated with trust in information obtained from informal sources (spiritual leaders, family and friends, and websites of religious organizations), which are not necessarily reliable and may contradict scientific data [42]. Thus, this tendency might have fueled people's faith in unverified information concerning the efficacy of various medications as prophylactics against the new coronavirus.…”

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Self-Medication-Related Behaviors and Poland’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Makowska

Boguszewki

Nowakowski

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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(1) Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has changed the functioning of Polish health systems. Telemedicine has been developed and access to prescription drugs (Rx) has been facilitated. This study examined whether these changes and the imposition of a three-month lockdown caused Polish people to engage in more self-medication-related behaviors. (2) Method: After the fourth (final) stage of defrosting the Polish economy, an online survey of a quota sample of 1013 Polish respondents was conducted. (3) Results: Almost half of the respondents (45.6%) indicated that they had engaged in at least one behavior associated with inappropriate self-medication during the lockdown (e.g., 16.6% took medication as a precaution, and 16.8% took an Rx formulation without consultation). Some of these people had never engaged in such behaviors prior to the lockdown. Linear regression showed that higher values of a composite (“lockdown”) index of self-medication-related behaviors occurring during lockdown were predicted by greater religiosity and the presence of children in a household. Also, independent samples t-tests showed that people who were afraid for their financial future and people who feared for their health obtained higher lockdown index scores than people not having such worries. (4) Conclusions: Self-medication-related behaviors were more common among Poles before lockdown than during the lockdown (which is unsurprising given that the lengths of the periods compared were hugely different), worryingly, many people exhibited such behaviors for the first time during the lockdown.

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“…Thus, efforts to address vaccine hesitancy among populations should focus on providing accurate information, addressing misconceptions, and building trust in the safety and efficacy of vaccines within these communities. Collaborative initiatives with trusted religious leaders, community organizations, and healthcare providers who understand the cultural and religious nuances can be effective in addressing vaccine hesitancy among populations with diverse religious and cultural backgrounds [24,29].…”

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Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy Among People With HIV in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-sectional Study

Cummings

Lakoh

Yendewa

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Objectives: People living with HIV (PWH) are at increased risk of COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality, yet less is known about COVID-19 vaccination uptake and hesitancy, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy among PWH in Sierra Leone. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in a convenience sample of PWH in routine care at Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone from April through June 2022. We collected sociodemographic and health-related data. We used the VAX Scale, a validated instrument to assess attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination. From the responses, we constructed hesitancy (VAX) scores, with higher scores implying negative attitudes toward vaccination. We used generalized linear models to identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. Results: A total of 490 PWH were enrolled (71.4% female, median age 38 years, median CD4 count 412 cells/mm3, 83.9% virologically suppressed). About 17.3% had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The mean VAX score was 43.14 ± 7.05, corresponding to 59.9% of participants classified as vaccine-hesitant. Preference for natural immunity (65.8%) and concerns about commercial profiteering (64.4%) were the commonest reasons for hesitancy, followed by mistrust of vaccine benefits (61.4%) and worries about future side effects (48.0%). In adjusted regression analysis, being Muslim (β = 2.563, p < 0.001) and residence in urban areas (β = 1.709, p = 0.010) were associated with greater vaccine hesitancy, while having tested ever for COVID-19 was associated with lesser vaccine hesitancy (β = -3.417, p = 0.027). Conclusion: We observed a low COVID-19 vaccine uptake and high hesitancy among PWH in Sierra Leone. Our findings underscore the need to address vaccine hesitancy as a critical element of efforts to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake among this population in Sierra Leone.

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Intention to Vaccinate Against the Novel 2019 Coronavirus Disease: The Role of Health Locus of Control and Religiosity

Cited by 10 publications

References 30 publications

Religiosity predicts unreasonable coping with COVID-19.

Religiosity predicts unreasonable coping with COVID-19.

Self-Medication-Related Behaviors and Poland’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy Among People With HIV in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-sectional Study

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