The impact of educational interventions on COVID-19 and vaccination attitudes among patients in Michigan: A prospective study

Autor: Maya Asami Takagi, Samantha Hess, Zachary Smith, Karissa Gawronski, Ayushi Kumar, Jacob Horsley, Nicholas Haddad, Bernard Noveloso, Stephen Zyzanski, Neli Ragina
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-2565
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1144659
Popis: BackgroundMass vaccination serves as an effective strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy is a recognized impediment to achieving a vaccination rate necessary to protect communities. However, solutions and interventions to address this issue are limited by a lack of prior research.MethodsOver 200 patients from 18 Michigan counties participated in this study. Each participant received an initial survey, including demographical questions and knowledge and opinion questions regarding COVID-19 and vaccines. Participants were randomly assigned an educational intervention in either video or infographic format. Patients received a post-survey to assess changes in knowledge and attitudes. Paired sample t-tests and ANOVA were used to measure the effectiveness of the educational interventions. Participants also elected to complete a 3-month follow-up survey.ResultsPatients showed increased knowledge after the educational intervention in six out of seven COVID-19 topics (p
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