학술논문
Beliefs in COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Among Unvaccinated Black Americans: Prevalence, Socio-Psychological Predictors, and Consequences.
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Article
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*HEALTH attitudes
*AFRICAN Americans
*CRONBACH'S alpha
*HERD immunity
*VACCINATION
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*COVID-19 vaccines
*MISINFORMATION
*SOCIAL theory
*DECISION making
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*SURVEYS
*RACISM
*INTENTION
*RELIGION
*PRACTICAL politics
*SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
*FACTOR analysis
*DATA analysis software
*REGRESSION analysis
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1041-0236
Abstract
Health-related misinformation is a major threat to public health and particularly worrisome for populations experiencing health disparities. This study sets out to examine the prevalence, socio-psychological predictors, and consequences of beliefs in COVID-19 vaccine misinformation among unvaccinated Black Americans. We conducted an online national survey with Black Americans who had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 (N = 800) between February and March 2021. Results showed that beliefs in COVID-19 vaccine misinformation were prevalent among unvaccinated Black Americans with 13–19% of participants agreeing or strongly agreeing with various false claims about COVID-19 vaccines and 35–55% unsure about the veracity of these claims. Conservative ideology, conspiracy thinking mind-set, religiosity, and racial consciousness in health care settings predicted greater beliefs in COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, which were associated with lower vaccine confidence and acceptance. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]