COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Canada: Content Analysis of Tweets Using the Theoretical Domains Framework.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Canada: Content Analysis of Tweets Using the Theoretical Domains Framework.
复制标题
DOI:
10.2196/26874
复制
发表时间:
2021-04-13
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Monkman H
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Griffith J;Marani H;Monkman H
With the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines in Canada, many people feel a sense of relief, as hope is on the horizon. However, only about 75% of people in Canada plan to receive one of the vaccines. The purpose of this study is to determine the reasons why people in Canada feel hesitant toward receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. We screened 3915 tweets from public Twitter profiles in Canada by using the search words “vaccine” and “COVID.” The tweets that met the inclusion criteria (ie, those about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy) were coded via content analysis. Codes were then organized into themes and interpreted by using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Overall, 605 tweets were identified as those about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy stemmed from the following themes: concerns over safety, suspicion about political or economic forces driving the COVID-19 pandemic or vaccine development, a lack of knowledge about the vaccine, antivaccine or confusing messages from authority figures, and a lack of legal liability from vaccine companies. This study also examined mistrust toward the medical industry not due to hesitancy, but due to the legacy of communities marginalized by health care institutions. These themes were categorized into the following five Theoretical Domains Framework constructs: knowledge, beliefs about consequences, environmental context and resources, social influence, and emotion. With the World Health Organization stating that one of the worst threats to global health is vaccine hesitancy, it is important to have a comprehensive understanding of the reasons behind this reluctance. By using a behavioral science framework, this study adds to the emerging knowledge about vaccine hesitancy in relation to COVID-19 vaccines by analyzing public discourse in tweets in real time. Health care leaders and clinicians may use this knowledge to develop public health interventions that are responsive to the concerns of people who are hesitant to receive vaccines.
登录
查看更多内容
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Nowak SA;Chen C;Parker AM;Gidengil CA;Matthews LJ
通讯作者:
Matthews LJ
影响因子:
4.9
作者:
Scanfeld D;Scanfeld V;Larson EL
通讯作者:
Larson EL
DOI:
10.1186/s13012-017-0605-9
发表时间:
2017-06-21
期刊:
Implementation science : IS
影响因子:
--
作者:
Atkins L;Francis J;Islam R;O'Connor D;Patey A;Ivers N;Foy R;Duncan EM;Colquhoun H;Grimshaw JM;Lawton R;Michie S
通讯作者:
Michie S
DOI:
10.1186/s13012-018-0729-6
发表时间:
2018-03-13
期刊:
Implementation science : IS
影响因子:
--
作者:
Garbutt JM;Dodd S;Walling E;Lee AA;Kulka K;Lobb R
通讯作者:
Lobb R
影响因子:
7.9
作者:
Kenny, Eanna;McNamara, Aine;Byrne, Molly
通讯作者:
Byrne, Molly