Determinants of willingness to accept child vaccination against malaria in Ghana

The significant shifts in urbanites’ lifestyles have been the catalyst behind the increased in the consumption of foreign foods and beverages in Malaysia; particularly those made in western nations. Notably, Malaysia’s total import for food had risen significantly from RM26.7 billion in 2009 to RM42.6 billion and RM 45.4 billion, in 2014 and 2015 respectively. These days, urban Malaysian Malays are being inundated with various foreign Halal food products in local markets however, these can also leave them in a rather risky circumstance as the likelihood that some of these foreign food products are not suitable (i.e. Haram) for their consumptions, is relatively high. Halal food issues (namely those foods originated from non-Muslim countries) have created lots of anxieties within the Malaysian Malays’ society. Hence, this study aims to examine factors affecting willingness to accept foreign Halal foods by urban Malaysian Malays. Convenience sampling technique was used to obtain responses from 450 urban Malaysian Malays in designated areas within the Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley region. The results demonstrated urban Malaysian Malays willingness to accept foreign Halal foods were significantly affected by trust but displayed no relationships with subjective knowledge and attitude. Also, the insignificant attitude- willingness relationship signified the presence of the attitude-behavior gap. The study’s outcomes may perhaps offer new understandings on urban Malaysian Malay markets particularly for global brand owners and marketers.

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Exploring the Willingness to Accept SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in a University Population in Southern Italy, September to November 2020

Vaccines ◽

10.3390/vaccines9030275 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 275

Author(s):

Gabriella Di Giuseppe ◽

Concetta Paola Pelullo ◽

Giorgia Della Polla ◽

Maria Pavia ◽

Italo Francesco Angelillo

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Faculty Member ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Southern Italy ◽

Severe Disease ◽

Risk Level ◽

Considerable Proportion ◽

Willingness To Accept ◽

University Population ◽

To Receive

Understanding whether members of the university population are willing to receive a future vaccination against COVID-19 and identifying barriers may help public health authorities to develop effective strategies and interventions to contain COVID-19. This cross-sectional study explored the willingness to accept a future SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in a university population in Southern Italy. The perceived risk level of developing COVID-19 was 6.5 and it was significantly higher among females, younger subjects, and those who agreed/strongly agreed that COVID-19 is a severe disease. Only 21.4% of respondents were not worried at all regarding the safety of the vaccine. Males, not being married/cohabitant, being a faculty member, those who perceived a lower risk of developing COVID-19, and those who did not need information regarding the vaccination against COVID-19 were significantly more likely to have no concern at all regarding the safety of the vaccine. The vast majority (84.1%) were willing to receive a future vaccine against COVID-19. Almost coherently with predictors of concern on the safety of the vaccine, being male, not being married/cohabitant, being a faculty member, not being concerned at all that COVID-19 vaccination might not be safe, and agreeing that COVID-19 can have serious health consequences were significant predictors of the willingness to receive the vaccine against COVID-19. A considerable proportion of the population had a positive willingness to receive the future COVID-19 vaccine, although some concerns have been expressed regarding the effectiveness and safety and public health activities seem necessary to achieve the rate that can lead to the protection of the community.

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Are voters too afraid to tackle corruption? Survey and experimental evidence from Mexico

Political Science Research and Methods ◽

10.1017/psrm.2020.49 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-19

Author(s):

Omar García-Ponce ◽

Thomas Zeitzoff ◽

Leonard Wantchekon

Keyword(s):

Political Behavior ◽

Causal Effects ◽

Willingness To Accept ◽

Survey Experiment ◽

Drug War ◽

Mexican Drug War ◽

The Face ◽

Victims Of Crime ◽

Nationally Representative

Abstract Are individuals in violent contexts reluctant to tackle corruption for fear of future violence? Or does violence mobilize them to fight corruption? We investigate these questions looking at the effects of fear and violence stemming from the Mexican Drug War on attitudes toward corruption. We conducted two surveys before the 2012 Mexican presidential election. First, as part of a nationally representative survey, we find a positive correlation between fear of violence and willingness to accept corruption in exchange for lower levels of violence. To disentangle causal effects, we conducted a follow-up survey experiment in Greater Mexico City where we manipulated fear over the Drug War. We find that individuals within this context are not easily scared. Those who received a common fear-inducing manipulation do not report higher levels of fear and are less willing to tolerate corruption. Conversely, we find strong evidence that individuals who have been victims of crime are more likely to report both higher levels of fear and willingness to accept corruption if it lowers violence. Our findings suggest that voters are more strategic and resilient in the face of violence than many extant theories of political behavior suggest.

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AB0062 Patients? willingness to accept immediate risk of death in the treatment of ra with high dose chemotherapy

10.1136/annrheumdis-2001.1123 ◽

2001 ◽

Author(s):

RJ Verburg ◽

SD Mahabali ◽

JK Sont ◽

AM Stiggelbout ◽

JM Van Laar

Keyword(s):

High Dose Chemotherapy ◽

Willingness To Accept ◽

High Dose ◽

Risk Of Death

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Clean Energies for Ghana—An Empirical Study on the Level of Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Development and Utilization

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063114 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3114

Author(s):

Ephraim Bonah Agyekum ◽

Ernest Baba Ali ◽

Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Social Acceptance ◽

Energy Development ◽

Willingness To Accept ◽

Public And Private ◽

Renewable Energy Development ◽

Development And Utilization ◽

The Government ◽

Strongly Agree ◽

Public And Private Sector

Despite the enormous renewable energy (RE) resources available in Ghana, the country has not seen much development and investments in the sector. Therefore, the government has committed to increasing the share of RE in the country’s electricity generation mix to some 10% by 2030. However, this cannot be achieved without the Ghanaian people’s support since the RE sector is capital intensive and requires both public and private sector participation. This study was conducted to evaluate RE’s social acceptance among Ghanaian people using the ordered logit regression model. A total of 999 valid questionnaires out of 1020 distributed questionnaires were considered for the study. The five-point Likert scale was employed to rank their willingness to accept (WTA) RE. From the results, it was observed that there is a general sense of acceptance of renewable energy among Ghanaians. However, the level of acceptance varies from one respondent to another. The study observed that a majority of the respondents (i.e., approximately 45.65%) agree to their WTA renewable energy, while 36.04% strongly agree. The results also indicate that while 6.21% and 0.3% disagree and strongly disagree, 11.81% of the respondents were indifferent regarding their willingness to accept renewable energy development and utilization in Ghana.

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A two-centre survey of caregiver perspectives on opioid use for children’s acute pain management

Paediatrics & Child Health ◽

10.1093/pch/pxz162 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 19-26

Author(s):

Esther Jun ◽

Samina Ali ◽

Maryna Yaskina ◽

Kathryn Dong ◽

Manasi Rajagopal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Side Effects ◽

Willingness To Accept ◽

Moderate Pain ◽

Opioid Use ◽

Opioid Medication ◽

Electronic Survey ◽

Nonopioid Analgesics ◽

Ongoing Pain ◽

Past Experiences ◽

At Home

Abstract Background Given the current opioid crisis, caregivers have mounting fears regarding the use of opioid medication in their children. We aimed to determine caregivers’ a) willingness to accept, b) reasons for refusing, and c) past experiences with opioids. Methods A novel electronic survey of caregivers of children aged 4 to 16 years who had an acute musculoskeletal injury and presented to two Canadian paediatric emergency departments (ED) (March to November 2017). Primary outcome was caregiver willingness to accept opioids for moderate pain for their children. Results Five hundred and seventeen caregivers participated; mean age was 40.9 (SD 7.1) years with 70.0% (362/517) mothers. Children included 62.2% (321/516) males with a mean age of 10.0 (SD 3.6) years. 49.6% of caregivers (254/512) reported willingness to accept opioids for ongoing moderate pain in the ED, while 37.1% (190/512) were ‘unsure’; 33.2% (170/512) of caregivers would accept opioids for at-home use, but 45.5% (233/512) were ‘unsure’. Caregivers’ primary concerns were side effects, overdose, addiction, and masking of diagnosis. Caregiver fear of addiction (odds ratio [OR] 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01 to 1.25) and side effects (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.42) affected willingness to accept opioids in the emergency department; fears of addiction (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.32), and overdose (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.27) affected willingness to accept opioids for at-home use. Conclusions Only half of the caregivers would accept opioids for moderate pain, despite ongoing pain following nonopioid analgesics. Caregivers’ fears of addiction, side effects, overdose, and masking diagnosis may have influenced their responses. These findings are a first step in understanding caregiver analgesic decision making.

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