Modes of COVID-19 Information and Vaccine Hesitancy Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Asian Americans: The Moderating Role of Exposure to Cyberbullying

Autor: Adrian M. Bacong, PhD, MPH, Aggie J. Yellow Horse, PhD, Eunhye Lee, MA, Lan N. Ðoàn, PhD, Anne Saw, PhD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: AJPM Focus, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 100130- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2773-0654
DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100130
Popis: Introduction: COVID-19 vaccination is an important public health intervention to curb the pandemic's magnitude and spread, and racial discrimination is a key predictor of COVID-19 preventive behavior, vaccine hesitancy, and uptake. This study evaluated the association of vaccine hesitancy with various modes of information on COVID-19 (i.e., online, social media) and the moderating role of cyberbullying among Asian Americans. Methods: The authors used population-weighted data from the nationwide Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander COVID-19 Needs Assessment Survey, which was conducted from January 2021 to April, 2021 (unweighted N=3,127). The association between various modes of COVID-19 information and vaccine hesitancy, moderated by exposure to cyberbullying, were examined. Results: In general, 16% of Asian Americans reported vaccine hesitancy; 26% reported experiencing cyberbullying. Asian Americans reported receiving most COVID-19 information from online sources (75%) and social media (52%). In unadjusted models, receiving information via online (OR=0.46; 95% CI=0.33, 0.62; p
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