Arif Aabiya, Tebha Sameer S, Badar Arfa, Qamar Mohammad Aadil, Dhillon Rubaid A, Abbas Syed Akbar, Tariq Minahil
Medicine, Ziauddin Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Neurosurgery and Neurology, Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi, PAK.
Cureus. 2022 Dec 17;14(12):e32629. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32629. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Introduction The coverage of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) immunization uptake has been impacted by the acceptance of regular vaccine uptake and, like many other vaccination attempts in the past, it also faces issues of vaccine hesitancy. Through this study, we hoped to assess the conspiracy theories and beliefs attached to the COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Pakistan Methods This study was conducted among the general population of Pakistan, aged 16 and above, from April 29 to May 29, 2021. The data was collected through English and Urdu questionnaires by a method of convenient sampling. A total of 600 participants were asked to fill in 34 questions pertaining to vaccine hesitancy and conspiracies. We used the Modified Kuppuswamy Socioeconomic Scale, Kuppuswamy Socioeconomic Scale, Conspiracy Mentality Questionnaire (CMQ), and Vaccine Conspiracy Belief Scale (VCBS) as our questions. Results A total of 591 participants responded to our questionnaire. The majority were females (56.7%), had an undergraduate degree (41.5%), and belonged to the upper middle socioeconomic class (40%). Factors like occupation (0.001), education (0.001), socioeconomic status (0.001), any family member who contracted coronavirus (0.016), source of knowledge (0.002), and total monthly income (0.001) were found to be statistically significant. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that conspiracy theories and misinformation about vaccinations are prevalent in our region. They are influenced by propaganda and negative cultural values among the population To combat and restrict the spread of this problem, our study can provide useful data to develop more appropriate policy measures.
引言 2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫苗接种的覆盖率受到常规疫苗接种接受度的影响，并且与过去许多其他疫苗接种尝试一样，它也面临疫苗犹豫问题。通过本研究，我们希望评估巴基斯坦针对COVID-19疫苗接种工作的阴谋论和信念。方法 本研究于2021年4月29日至5月29日在巴基斯坦16岁及以上的普通人群中进行。数据通过英语和乌尔都语问卷，采用便利抽样的方法收集。总共600名参与者被要求填写34个与疫苗犹豫和阴谋论相关的问题。我们使用改良的库普苏瓦米社会经济量表、库普苏瓦米社会经济量表、阴谋心态问卷（CMQ）和疫苗阴谋信念量表（VCBS）作为我们的问题。结果 共有591名参与者回复了我们的问卷。大多数是女性（56.7%），拥有本科学历（41.5%），属于社会经济中上层阶级（40%）。发现职业（0.001）、教育程度（0.001）、社会经济地位（0.001）、任何感染冠状病毒的家庭成员（0.016）、知识来源（0.002）和月总收入（0.001）等因素具有统计学意义。结论 本研究结果表明，关于疫苗接种的阴谋论和错误信息在我们地区很普遍。它们受到人群中的宣传和负面文化价值观的影响。为了应对和限制这个问题的传播，我们的研究可以提供有用的数据来制定更合适的政策措施。
