Closing the Gap on COVID-19 Vaccinations in First Responders and Beyond: Increasing Trust

Although COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in the U.S. and much of the world, many have chosen to forgo this vaccination. Emergency medical services (EMS) professionals, despite their role on the frontlines and interactions with COVID-positive patients, are not immune to vaccine hesitancy. Via a survey conducted in April 2021, we investigated the extent to which first responders in the U.S. trusted various information sources to provide reliable information about COVID-19 vaccines. Those vaccinated generally trusted healthcare providers as a source of information, but unvaccinated first responders had fairly low trust in this information source—a group to which they, themselves, belong. Additionally, regardless of vaccination status, trust in all levels of government, employers, and their community as sources of information was low. Free-response explanations provided some context to these findings, such as preference for other COVID-19 management options, including drugs proven ineffective. A trusted source of COVID-19 vaccination information is not readily apparent. Individuals expressed a strong desire for the autonomy to make vaccination decisions for themselves, as opposed to mandates. Potential reasons for low trust, possible solutions to address them, generalizability to the broader public, and implications of low trust in official institutions are discussed.

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Educational behaviors of pregnant women in the Bronx during Zika’s International emerging epidemic: “First mom … and then I’d Google. And then my doctor”

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/s12884-021-04170-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Miguel Rodriguez ◽

Antoinette A. Danvers ◽

Carolina Sanabia ◽

Siobhan M. Dolan

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽

Complete Information ◽

The Internet ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Additional Information ◽

Initial Source ◽

Source Of Information

Abstract Background The objective of the study was to understand how pregnant women learned about Zika infection and to identify what sources of information were likely to influence them during their pregnancy. Methods We conducted 13 semi-structed interviews in English and Spanish with women receiving prenatal care who were tested for Zika virus infection. We analyzed the qualitative data using descriptive approach. Results Pregnant women in the Bronx learned about Zika from family, television, the internet and their doctor. Informational sources played different roles. Television, specifically Spanish language networks, was often the initial source of information. Women searched the internet for additional information about Zika. Later, they engaged in further discussions with their healthcare providers. Conclusions Television played an important role in providing awareness about Zika to pregnant women in the Bronx, but that information was incomplete. The internet and healthcare providers were sources of more complete information and are likely the most influential. Efforts to educate pregnant women about emerging infectious diseases will benefit from using a variety of approaches including television messages that promote public awareness followed up by reliable information via the internet and healthcare providers.

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Acceptance and Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccines: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan

10.1101/2020.12.22.20248676 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tamam El-Elimat ◽

Mahmoud M. AbuAlSamen ◽

Basima A. Almomani ◽

Nour A. Al-Sawalha ◽

Feras Q. Alali

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Vaccine Hesitancy ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public ◽

Awareness Campaigns ◽

Health Authorities ◽

Public Acceptability ◽

Public Health Authorities

AbstractBackgroundVaccines are effective interventions that can reduce the high burden of diseases globally. However, public vaccine hesitancy is a pressing problem for public health authorities. With the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, little information is available on the public acceptability and attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccines in Jordan. This study aimed to investigate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in addition to the attitudes towards these vaccines among public in Jordan.MethodsAn online, cross-sectional, and self-administered questionnaire was instrumentalized to survey adult participants from Jordan on the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines. Logistic regression analysis was used to find the predictors of COVID-19 vaccines’ acceptability.ResultsA total of 3,100 participants completed the survey. The public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines was fairly low (37.4%) in Jordan. Males (OR=2.488, 95CI%=1.834–3.375, p<.001) and those who took the seasonal influenza vaccine (OR=2.036, 95CI%=1.306–3.174, p=.002) were more likely to accept Covid-19 vaccines. Similarly, participants who believed that vaccines are generally safe (OR=9.258, 95CI%=6.020–14.237, p<.001) and those who were willing to pay for vaccines (OR=19.223, 95CI%=13.665–27.042, p<.001), once available, were more likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccines. However, those above 35 years old (OR=0.376, 95CI%=0.233-0.607, p<.001) and employed participants (OR=0.542, 95CI%=0.405-0.725, p<.001) were less likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccines. Moreover, participants who believed that there was a conspiracy behind COVID-19 (OR=0.502, 95CI%=0.356- 0.709, p<.001) and those who do not trust any source of information on COVID-19 vaccines (OR=0.271, 95CI%=0.183 – 0.400, p<.001), were less likely to have acceptance towards them. The most trusted sources of information on COVID-19 vaccines were healthcare providers.ConclusionSystematic interventions are required by public health authorities to reduce the levels of vaccines’ hesitancy and improve their acceptance. We believe these results and specifically the low rate of acceptability is alarming to Jordanian health authorities and should stir further studies on the root causes and the need of awareness campaigns. These interventions should take the form of reviving the trust in national health authorities and structured awareness campaigns that offer transparent information about the safety and efficacy of the vaccines and the technology that was utilized in their production.

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Preferensi Sumber Informasi Inovasi Pengolahan Kotoran Ternak Menjadi Kompos pada Kelompok Peternak Sapi Potong di Kabupaten Bantul

Sains Peternakan ◽

10.20961/sainspet.v10i2.4878 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 93

Author(s):

Emiliana Anggriyani ◽

F Trisakti Haryadi ◽

Suharjono Triatmojo

Keyword(s):

Key Words ◽

Personal Information ◽

Information Source ◽

Primary Data ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Source Of Information ◽

Descriptive Method

The aim of this study was to analyze the sources of information of innovation in processing manure into compost. The respondents used in this study were the members of Sido Rejo and Sido Mulyo groups in Bantul who had already obtained information about the innovation of compost. This research was conducted by census through interviews of the object of research to obtain primary data. The preference of the information source of compost innovation was analyzed by descriptive method. The results of the research showed that most respondents from Sido Rejo and Sido Mulyo group preferred the personal information source. The study came to a conclusion that the personal information source was preferred by most respondents from Sido Rejo and Sido Mulyo groups.Key words: preference, source of information, innovation, compost

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Acceptance and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines: A cross-sectional study from Jordan

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0250555 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. e0250555

Author(s):

Tamam El-Elimat ◽

Mahmoud M. AbuAlSamen ◽

Basima A. Almomani ◽

Nour A. Al-Sawalha ◽

Feras Q. Alali

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Vaccine Hesitancy ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public ◽

Awareness Campaigns ◽

Health Authorities ◽

Public Acceptability ◽

Public Health Authorities

Vaccines are effective interventions that can reduce the high burden of diseases globally. However, public vaccine hesitancy is a pressing problem for public health authorities. With the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, little information is available on the public acceptability and attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccines in Jordan. This study aimed to investigate the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines and its predictors in addition to the attitudes towards these vaccines among public in Jordan. An online, cross-sectional, and self-administered questionnaire was instrumentalized to survey adult participants from Jordan on the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines. Logistic regression analysis was used to find the predictors of COVID-19 vaccines’ acceptability. A total of 3,100 participants completed the survey. The public acceptability of COVID-19 vaccines was fairly low (37.4%) in Jordan. Males (OR = 2.488, 95CI% = 1.834–3.375, p < .001) and those who took the seasonal influenza vaccine (OR = 2.036, 95CI% = 1.306–3.174, p = .002) were more likely to accept COVID-19 vaccines. Similarly, participants who believed that vaccines are generally safe (OR = 9.258, 95CI% = 6.020–14.237, p < .001) and those who were willing to pay for vaccines (OR = 19.223, 95CI% = 13.665–27.042, p < .001), once available, were more likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccines. However, those above 35 years old (OR = 0.376, 95CI% = 0.233–0.607, p < .001) and employed participants (OR = 0.542, 95CI% = 0.405–0.725, p < .001) were less likely to accept the COVID-19 vaccines. Moreover, participants who believed that there was a conspiracy behind COVID-19 (OR = 0.502, 95CI% = 0.356–0.709, p < .001) and those who do not trust any source of information on COVID-19 vaccines (OR = 0.271, 95CI% = 0.183–0.400, p < .001), were less likely to have acceptance towards them. The most trusted sources of information on COVID-19 vaccines were healthcare providers. Systematic interventions are required by public health authorities to reduce the levels of vaccines’ hesitancy and improve their acceptance. We believe these results and specifically the low rate of acceptability is alarming to Jordanian health authorities and should stir further studies on the root causes and the need of awareness campaigns. These interventions should take the form of reviving the trust in national health authorities and structured awareness campaigns that offer transparent information about the safety and efficacy of the vaccines and the technology that was utilized in their production.

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Turning Seniors’ Voices into Action on Elder Abuse: Findings From a Project Empowering Older Adults to Assist Peers

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1446 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 447-447

Author(s):

Jessica Hsieh ◽

Sharon Tan ◽

Raza Mirza ◽

Lynn McDonald

Keyword(s):

Help Seeking ◽

Elder Abuse ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Legal Protection ◽

The Elderly ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

National Initiative ◽

The Impact ◽

Source Of Information

Abstract Elder mistreatment, often understood in the context of abuse and neglect, is a growing concern for the health and wellbeing of seniors and their families. A 2015 Canadian prevalence study by the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) found that seniors who are mistreated are more likely to talk to peers, and not clinicians, police or family. However, a lack of knowledge, access to resources, and community stigma may limit seniors’ abilities to address mistreatment. This study evaluated the impact on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of having seniors deliver workshops on mistreatment to other seniors. A seniors advisory committee developed content for sixteen workshops. Senior facilitators delivered sixteen workshops about mistreatment across Ontario. Participants completed pre/post-surveys assessing changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours. Results indicate that workshops effectively increased awareness of mistreatment issues among participants, on average, by 37.32%. Participants experienced a 43.98% increase in their perceived preparation to provide information to an older adult asking about mistreatment. Barriers to help-seeking among seniors with knowledge of mistreatment include finding trustworthy sources and a lack of legal protection. Prior to the training, healthcare providers were the main sources of information for participants (57.75%); depending on the severity of the situation, 60.43% of participants indicated eventually reporting to police, who are not the preferred source of information. Senior-led workshops about mistreatment appear to be effective for increasing knowledge and encouraging disclosure and help-seeking behaviours. Results support prevention models that empower seniors to educate other seniors on issues around mistreatment.

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Trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Romanian case study

Communications ◽

10.1515/commun-2020-0052 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Raluca Buturoiu ◽

Nicoleta Corbu ◽

Denisa-Adriana Oprea ◽

Mădălina Boțan

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Information Source ◽

Fake News ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Specific Source ◽

Fact Checking ◽

Information Trust ◽

Government Websites ◽

Source Of Information

Abstract Higher levels of trust in credible sources of information in times of crisis such as the current COVID-19 pandemic increase public compliance with official recommendations, minimizing health risks and helping authorities manage the crisis. Based on a national survey (N=1160), this article explores (a) actual levels of trust in various sources of information (government websites, legacy media, social media, and interpersonal communication) during the pandemic and (b) a number of predictors of such trust. Results show that during the period studied government websites were the most trusted source of information. Trust in an information source is correlated with consumption of COVID-19–related news from that specific source, media fact-checking, and self-perception about the incidence of COVID-19–related fake news. Only income and age are significant trust predictors, and only with respect to specific source types.

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Egyptian Consumers’ Perception of Social Media as Health Information Source

Journal of Management Research ◽

10.5296/jmr.v7i4.7981 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 267 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Riham Adel Hassan Sayed Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Health Information ◽

Information Source ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Healthcare Organizations ◽

The Right ◽

Source Of Information

The paper addresses the contemporary question of social media role as credible and trustworthy source of information. However, social media have provided healthcare organizations with new opportunities to communicate and engage with consumers. Nevertheless, healthcare providers should understand the key stages of consumers’ decision-making and tailor the right message at the right time, in the right place to the right consumers’ segment, which will to increase their chance of reaching and influencing consumers’ behaviors and perceptions.

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Comments on the Underenumeration of the U.S. Census, 1850–1880

Social Science History ◽

10.1017/s014555320002126x ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 509-515

Author(s):

Donald H. Parkerson

Keyword(s):

Social Science ◽

Voter Turnout ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Voter Participation ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Migration Rates ◽

The Past ◽

Source Of Information ◽

The U.S

As furstenberg et al. (1979: 497) suggested over a decade ago, “The enormous promise of quantitative history can only be fulfilled when we are intimately acquainted with the limitations of our sources of information.” This collection of articles follows that suggestion by assessing the limitations of perhaps the most important source of information for social science researchers: the U.S. census. Certainly the degree of underenumeration may seriously affect research in many disciplines. For example, our estimates of migration rates might be inflated. In the process of nominal record linkage, researchers typically assume that those who are not listed in the linked census document out-migrated, when in reality many may simply have been missed by the census taker. As a result, past populations (especially in cities) may appear to have been much more mobile than they actually were. Census underenumeration might also exaggerate voter turnout. If the census in a particular community listed 1,215 eligible voters and election returns showed that 1,150 voted in an election, the voter turnout would be estimated at 95%. However, if just 10% of the eligible voters were not counted by the census taker, the estimated level of voter participation would decline to 85%. Finally, our understanding of the rural economy in the past might be affected by underenumeration. Agricultural production might be overstated if the more successful landowning farmers were more often enumerated and less productive farm tenants were missed. In short, the accuracy of the U.S. census should be a central concern to social science historians.

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Preferensi Sumber Informasi Inovasi Pengolahan Kotoran Ternak Menjadi Kompos pada Kelompok Peternak Sapi Potong di Kabupaten Bantul

Sains Peternakan ◽

10.20961/sainspet.10.2.93-99 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 93

Author(s):

Emiliana Anggriyani ◽

F Trisakti Haryadi ◽

Suharjono Triatmojo

Keyword(s):

Key Words ◽

Personal Information ◽

Information Source ◽

Primary Data ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Source Of Information ◽

Descriptive Method

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Educational Behaviors of Pregnant Women in the Bronx During Zika’s International Emerging Epidemic: “First Mom … and then I’d Google. And then my Doctor”

10.21203/rs.3.rs-279203/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Miguel Rodriguez ◽

Antoinette A. Danvers ◽

Carolina Sanabia ◽

Siobhan M. Dolan

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽

Complete Information ◽

The Internet ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Additional Information ◽

Initial Source ◽

Source Of Information

Abstract BackgroundThe objective of the study was to understand how pregnant women learned about Zika infection and to identify what sources of information were likely to influence them during their pregnancy.MethodsWe conducted 13 semi-structed interviews in English and Spanish with women receiving prenatal care who were tested for Zika virus infection. We analyzed the qualitative data using grounded theory.ResultsPregnant women in the Bronx learned about Zika from family, television, the internet and their doctor. Informational sources played different roles. Television, specifically Spanish language networks, was often the initial source of information. Women searched the internet for additional information about Zika. Later, they engaged in further discussions with their healthcare providers.ConclusionsTelevision played an important role in providing awareness about Zika to pregnant women in the Bronx, but that information was incomplete. The internet and healthcare providers were sources of more complete information and are likely the most influential. Efforts to educate pregnant women about emerging infectious diseases will benefit from using a variety of approaches including television messages that promote public awareness followed up by reliable information via the internet and healthcare providers.

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