Social media use and COVID-19 vaccine status among a nationally representative population sample in Uganda.

Autor:	Greenleaf AR; ICAP at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.; Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA., Croker-Benn A; Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA., Aibo D; ICAP Uganda, Kampala, Uganda., Biraro S; ICAP Uganda, Kampala, Uganda., Mugisha V; ICAP Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda., Kwizera MH; Department of BioStatistics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA., Kabanda R; Department of Health Promotion, Education & Communication, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.; Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Uganda., Justman J; ICAP at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA., El-Sadr WM; ICAP at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Digital health [Digit Health] 2023 Jun 07; Vol. 9, pp. 20552076231180733. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 07 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1177/20552076231180733
Abstrakt:	Objectives: The effect of social media on COVID-19 vaccination behavior is sub-Saharan Africa is unclear. We conducted a study to determine social media use among a random nationally representative sample of adults in Uganda and assessed the association between recent social media use and COVID-19 vaccination uptake. Methods: We used data from the 2020 general population survey in Uganda, the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Survey, to identify a probability sample for a mobile phone survey and included nonphone owners in the phone survey by asking phone owners to pass the phone. Results: In March 2022, of the 1022 survey participants, 213 (20%) did not own a mobile phone, 842 (80%) owned a mobile phone, of whom 199 (24%) indicated social media use, and 643 (76%) of whom did not use social media. Among all participants, the most frequent source of COVID-19 vaccine information was radio. Overall, 62% reported receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. The multivariable logistic regression model found that social media use was not associated with vaccination status. Conclusion: Social media users in this population sample from Uganda-who were mainly young, urban residents with higher educational attainment-continue to utilize TV, radio and health care workers for public health messages, thus the Government of Uganda should continue to conduct public health communication through these mediums. (© The Author(s) 2023.)
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