Web Search Engine Misinformation Notifier Extension (SEMiNExt): A Machine Learning Based Approach during COVID-19 Pandemic

Shams, Abdullah Bin; Apu, Ehsanul Hoque; Rahman, Ashiqur; Raihan, Md. Mohsin Sarker; Siddika, Nazeeba; Preo, Rahat Bin; Hussein, Molla Rashied; Mostari, Shabnam; Kabir, Russell

doi:10.3390/healthcare9020156

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“…In particular, social media has played a large role in spreading a lot of antivaccination misinformation and rumors that vaccines are not halal. Public health-related misinformation spread both in social platforms and digital media has become vital for the ongoing second wave, leading to panic regarding SARS-CoV-2 vaccine updates [38]. From the Islamic point of view, preservation of life is secondary to the preservation of religion, and Muslims who refuse to receive vaccines on the grounds that they are non-halal is a significant problem in many Muslim countries [39].…”

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COVID-19 Vaccination Intent and Willingness to Pay in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Kabir

Mahmud

Chowdhury³

et al. 2021

Vaccines

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This article reports the intent to receive a SARS-COV-2 vaccine, its predictors and willingness to pay in Bangladesh. We carried out an online cross-sectional survey of 697 adults from the general population of Bangladesh in January 2021. A structured questionnaire was used to assess vaccination intent. The questionnaire included sociodemographic variables and health belief model constructs which may predict vaccination intent. Among the participants, 26% demonstrated a definite intent, 43% probable intent, 24% probable negative, and 7% a definite negative intention. Multivariable logistic regression analyses suggest an association between definite intent and previous COVID-19 infection (OR: 2.86; 95% CI: 1.71–4.78), perceiving COVID-19 as serious (OR: 1.93; 1.04–3.59), the belief that vaccination would make them feel less worried about catching COVID-19 (OR: 4.42; 2.25–8.68), and concerns about vaccine affordability (OR: 1.51; 1.01–2.25). Individuals afraid of the side effects (OR: 0.34; 0.21–0.53) and those who would take the vaccine if the vaccine were taken by many others (OR: 0.44; 0.29–0.67) are less likely to have a definite intent. A definite negative intent is associated with the concern that the vaccine may not be halal (OR: 2.03; 1.04–3.96). Furthermore, 68.4% are willing to pay for the vaccine. The median amount that they are willing to pay is USD 7.08. The study findings reveal that the definite intent to receive the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among the general population varies depending on their COVID-19-related health beliefs and no significant association was found with sociodemographic variables.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Intent and Willingness to Pay in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Kabir

Mahmud

Chowdhury³

et al. 2021

Vaccines

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“…In other words, the coronavirus pandemic was accompanied by an «infodemic» which emerges by a rapid spread of a big amount of valid and invalid information through different communication technologies [7,8,6]. As a consequence, the particular challenge to distinguish trustworthy health information from false and misinformation, which can be defined as "fake, unreliable, or not scientifically validated written material regardless of intentional authorship" [9], has strongly increased [10]. Misinformation plays an important role in public health and has created uncertainty also before the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g.…”

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“…Misinformation plays an important role in public health and has created uncertainty also before the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g. during the first stages of the HIV epidemic or during the avian influenza H5N1 outbreak in 2004) [9]. Furthermore, false and misleading information can spread rapidly on social media, in political rhetoric, in general references or at the dinner table which makes the assessment of the reliability of the information even more difficult.…”

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Relation of corona-specific health literacy to use of and trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gani¹,

Berger²,

Guggiari³

et al. 2022

BMC Public Health

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Background COVID-19 has developed into a worldwide pandemic which was accompanied by an «infodemic» consisting of much false and misleading information. To cope with these new challenges, health literacy plays an essential role. The aim of this paper is to present the findings of a trend study in Switzerland on corona-specific health literacy, the use of and trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their relationships. Methods Three online surveys each with approximately 1′020 individuals living in the German-speaking part of Switzerland (age ≥ 18 years) were conducted at different timepoints during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely spring, fall and winter 2020. For the assessment of corona-specific health literacy, a specifically developed instrument (HLS-COVID-Q22) was used. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate data analyses have been conducted. Results In general, a majority of the Swiss-German population reported sufficient corona-specific health literacy levels which increased during the pandemic: 54.6% participants in spring, 62.4% in fall and 63.3% in winter 2020 had sufficient corona-specific health literacy. Greatest difficulties concerned the appraisal of health information on the coronavirus. The most used information sources were television (used by 73.3% in spring, 70% in fall and 72.3% in winter) and the internet (used by 64.1, 64.8 and 66.5%). Although health professionals, health authorities and the info-hotline were rarely mentioned as sources for information on the coronavirus, respondents had greatest trust in them. On the other hand, social media were considered as the least trustworthy information sources. Respondents generally reporting more trust in the various information sources, tended to have higher corona-specific health literacy levels. Conclusions Sufficient health literacy is an essential prerequisite for finding, understanding, appraising, and applying health recommendations, particularly in a situation where there is a rapid spread of a huge amount of information. The population should be supported in their capability in appraising the received information and in assessing the trustworthiness of different information sources.

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“…False information via online communication was ubiquitous during the time of crisis. In many countries, though, the authorities deployed several surveillance tools to slow down the rapid spread of misinformation online [41]. The societal belief that vaccines would be mainly distributed to migrants or people with precarious status first might compromise the policy decision to vaccinate migrants, despite evidence showing cost-effectiveness.…”

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Prioritization of the Target Population for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program in Thailand

Suphanchaimat

Tuangratananon

Rajatanavin

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Thailand was hit by the second wave of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a densely migrant-populated province (Samut Sakhon). COVID-19 vaccines were known to be effective; however, the supply was limited. Therefore, this study aimed to predict the effectiveness of Thailand’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy. We obtained most of the data from the Ministry of Public Health. Deterministic system dynamics and compartmental models were utilized. The reproduction number (R) between Thais and migrants was estimated at 1.25 and 2.5, respectively. Vaccine effectiveness (VE) to prevent infection was assumed at 50%. In Samut Sakhon, there were 500,000 resident Thais and 360,000 resident migrants. The contribution of migrants to the province’s gross domestic product was estimated at 20%. Different policy scenarios were analyzed. The migrant-centric vaccination policy scenario received the lowest incremental cost per one case or one death averted compared with the other scenarios. The Thai-centric policy scenario yielded an incremental cost of 27,191 Baht per one life saved, while the migrant-centric policy scenario produced a comparable incremental cost of 3782 Baht. Sensitivity analysis also demonstrated that the migrant-centric scenario presented the most cost-effective outcome even when VE diminished to 20%. A migrant-centric policy yielded the smallest volume of cumulative infections and deaths and was the most cost-effective scenario, independent of R and VE values. Further studies should address political feasibility and social acceptability of migrant vaccine prioritization.

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Web Search Engine Misinformation Notifier Extension (SEMiNExt): A Machine Learning Based Approach during COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 40 publications

References 30 publications

COVID-19 Vaccination Intent and Willingness to Pay in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

COVID-19 Vaccination Intent and Willingness to Pay in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Relation of corona-specific health literacy to use of and trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic

Prioritization of the Target Population for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program in Thailand

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