Role of Trusted Sources and Behavioral Beliefs in Promoting Mitigation Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study

Autor: Bridget L Hanson, Kari Finley, Jay Otto, Nicholas J Ward
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: JMIR Human Factors, Vol 9, Iss 3, p e37454 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2292-9495
DOI: 10.2196/37454
Popis: BackgroundDuring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in preparation for future public health crises, it is important to understand the relationship between individuals’ health beliefs, including their trust in various sources of health information, and their engagement in mitigation behaviors. ObjectiveWe sought to identify relationships between trust in various sources of health information and the behavioral beliefs related to vaccination and mask wearing as well as to understand how behavioral beliefs related to vaccination differ by willingness to be vaccinated. MethodsWe conducted an online survey of 1034 adults in the United States and assessed their trust in federal, local, and media sources of health information; their beliefs about vaccination; and their masking intention and vaccination willingness. ResultsUsing regression, masking intention was predicted by trust in the World Health Organization (P
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