Sun Yao, Li Xi, Guo Difan
School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China.
School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100091, China.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Mar 22;11(3):712. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11030712.
This study aims to investigate the causes of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the Chinese population. The LDA model and content analysis were used to analyze the content of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy expressed by the Chinese on Weibo from 2020 to 2022, the leading causes of vaccine hesitancy, and the changes in the reasons for vaccine hesitancy over time. The study found that when the Chinese expressed vaccine hesitancy, it usually involved themes such as information access (18.59%), vaccination services (13.91%), and physical illness (13.24%), and topics such as vaccination process (6.83%), allergic diseases (6.59%), and international news (6.43%). Constraints (35.48%), confidence (17.94%), and calculation (15.99%) are the leading causes of vaccine hesitancy on Weibo. These findings provide a comprehensive picture of how the Chinese express vaccine hesitancy in social media and the reasons and changes for vaccine hesitancy, which can help inspire public health experts, health organizations, or governments in various countries to improve the phenomenon of vaccine hesitancy.
本研究旨在调查中国人群中对新冠疫苗犹豫的原因。采用潜在狄利克雷分配(LDA)模型和内容分析法,分析了2020年至2022年中国人在微博上表达的对新冠疫苗犹豫的内容、疫苗犹豫的主要原因以及疫苗犹豫原因随时间的变化。研究发现,中国人表达疫苗犹豫时,通常涉及信息获取(18.59%)、接种服务(13.91%)、身体疾病(13.24%)等主题,以及接种流程(6.83%)、过敏性疾病(6.59%)、国际新闻(6.43%)等话题。限制因素(35.48%)、信心(17.94%)和考量(15.99%)是微博上疫苗犹豫的主要原因。这些发现全面呈现了中国人在社交媒体上如何表达疫苗犹豫以及疫苗犹豫的原因和变化,有助于启发各国公共卫生专家、卫生组织或政府改善疫苗犹豫现象。