Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information in the US
There is a critical need for the public to have trusted sources of vaccine information. A longitudinal online study assessed trust in COVID-19 vaccine information from 10 sources. A factor analysis for data reduction revealed two factors. The first factor contained politically conservative sources (...
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doaj-c7f1475df94842d7974cb0dc030e74f72021-04-20T23:03:58ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2021-04-0111565610.3390/bs11040056Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information in the USCarl A. Latkin0Lauren Dayton1Jacob R. Miller2Grace Yi3Afareen Jaleel4Chikaodinaka C. Nwosu5Cui Yang6Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia7Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAInstitute for Computational Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USAInstitute for Computational Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAThere is a critical need for the public to have trusted sources of vaccine information. A longitudinal online study assessed trust in COVID-19 vaccine information from 10 sources. A factor analysis for data reduction revealed two factors. The first factor contained politically conservative sources (PCS) of information. The second factor included eight news sources representing mainstream sources (MS). Multivariable logistic regression models were used. Trust in Dr. Fauci was also examined. High trust in MS was associated with intention to encourage family members to get COVID-19 vaccines, altruistic beliefs that more vulnerable people should have vaccine priority, and belief that racial minorities with higher rates of COVID-19 deaths should have priority. High trust in PCS was associated with intention to discourage friends from getting vaccinated. Higher trust in PCS was also associated with participants more likely to disagree that minorities with higher rates of COVID-19 deaths should have priority for a vaccine. High trust in Dr. Fauci as a source of COVID-19 vaccine information was associated with factors similar to high trust in MS. Fair, equitable, and transparent access and distribution are essential to ensure trust in public health systems’ abilities to serve the population.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/4/56COVID-19SARS-CoV-2vaccinetrustinformation sourceshealth behaviors |
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Carl A. Latkin Lauren Dayton Jacob R. Miller Grace Yi Afareen Jaleel Chikaodinaka C. Nwosu Cui Yang Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information in the US Behavioral Sciences COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trust information sources health behaviors |
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Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information in the US |
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Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information in the US |
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Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information in the US |
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Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information in the US |
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Behavioral and Attitudinal Correlates of Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information in the US |
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behavioral and attitudinal correlates of trusted sources of covid-19 vaccine information in the us |
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There is a critical need for the public to have trusted sources of vaccine information. A longitudinal online study assessed trust in COVID-19 vaccine information from 10 sources. A factor analysis for data reduction revealed two factors. The first factor contained politically conservative sources (PCS) of information. The second factor included eight news sources representing mainstream sources (MS). Multivariable logistic regression models were used. Trust in Dr. Fauci was also examined. High trust in MS was associated with intention to encourage family members to get COVID-19 vaccines, altruistic beliefs that more vulnerable people should have vaccine priority, and belief that racial minorities with higher rates of COVID-19 deaths should have priority. High trust in PCS was associated with intention to discourage friends from getting vaccinated. Higher trust in PCS was also associated with participants more likely to disagree that minorities with higher rates of COVID-19 deaths should have priority for a vaccine. High trust in Dr. Fauci as a source of COVID-19 vaccine information was associated with factors similar to high trust in MS. Fair, equitable, and transparent access and distribution are essential to ensure trust in public health systems’ abilities to serve the population. |
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COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trust information sources health behaviors |
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