Alfatease Adel, Alqahtani Ali M, Orayj Khalid, Alshahrani Sultan M
Pharmaceutics Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Pharmacology Department, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2021 Nov 30;15:2673-2681. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S342535. eCollection 2021.
Social media platforms are used by many people to seek and share health-related information that may influence their decision-making about COVID-19 vaccination.
The objective of this study is to understand the influence of social media on the attitudes and willingness of the general public of the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
A cross-sectional self-administrated online survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia Aseer region, where 613 persons willingly took part in the survey in April and May 2021. Residents of Aseer in Saudi Arabia, who are over the age of 18 (eligible for COVID-19 vaccination) and willing to participate in the survey, were included in the study.
Overall, 74.6% agreed that the COVID-19 vaccine was misrepresented via social media. However, 37% of those respondents strongly agreed that social media had increased their willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, employees reported (21.8%) or strongly agreed (28%) that the quantity and quality of information on social media has a detrimental impact on their psychological well-being. Additionally, participants also agreed (21.8%) or strongly agreed (28%) that social media had a negative effect on their psychological condition.
The study provides that there was a high degree of awareness indicated among Aseer population regarding misleading information about COVID-19 vaccination via social media. Thus, social media that can share up-to-date scientific information about vaccination must be utilized optimally by the government to assist people in making decisions about accepting vaccinations.
许多人使用社交媒体来搜索和分享与健康相关的信息，这些信息可能会影响他们关于新冠疫苗接种的决策。
本研究的目的是了解社交媒体对沙特阿拉伯阿西尔地区公众接受新冠疫苗接种的态度和意愿的影响。
在沙特阿拉伯阿西尔地区进行了一项横断面自填式在线调查，2021年4月和5月有613人自愿参与了该调查。研究纳入了沙特阿拉伯阿西尔地区18岁以上（符合新冠疫苗接种条件）且愿意参与调查的居民。
总体而言，74.6%的人认为新冠疫苗在社交媒体上被歪曲。然而，37%的受访者强烈同意社交媒体提高了他们接种新冠疫苗的意愿。此外，员工报告（21.8%）或强烈同意（28%）社交媒体上信息的数量和质量对他们的心理健康有不利影响。此外，参与者也同意（21.8%）或强烈同意（28%）社交媒体对他们的心理状况有负面影响。
该研究表明，阿西尔地区民众对社交媒体上关于新冠疫苗接种的误导性信息有高度的认知。因此，政府必须优化利用能够分享最新疫苗接种科学信息的社交媒体，以帮助人们做出是否接受疫苗接种的决策。
