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Social listening supports COVID-19 Communication response in the Philippines

April 1, 2022/in Fact Sheet, News and Updates, Presentation, Reports and Studies, Social Media Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Republic of the Philippines Department of Health Philippines English COVID-19 Response, Prevention, Risk Communication and Messaging, Rumors and Misinformation, Treatment, Vaccines Health Workers and Facilities, Policy Makers, Program Designers, Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by wpengine

USAID Breakthrough ACTION worked with the Philippines’ Department of Health and Evident Marketing Communications to set up social listening scans on COVID-19 information, prevention and treatment, and vaccine confidence. These scans help DOH navigate shifting narratives and counter misinformation and disinformation while promoting COVID-19 prevention behaviors. They are also useful for decision-making and evaluation and helpful in documenting lessons learned to continuously improve SBC approaches.

Source: Social listening supports COVID-19 Communication response in the Philippines

Association of community engagement with vaccination confidence and uptake: A cross-sectional survey in Sierra Leone, 2019

March 25, 2022/in Reports and Studies Journal of Global Health Sierra Leone English Rumors and Misinformation, Vaccines Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic disrupted childhood immunization in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. After the epidemic, the Government of Sierra Leone prioritized community engagement to increase vaccination confidence and uptake. To support these efforts, we examined potential drivers of vaccination confidence and uptake in Sierra Leone.

Source: Association of community engagement with vaccination confidence and uptake: A cross-sectional survey in Sierra Leone, 2019

Menstruation and COVID-19 vaccination

March 25, 2022/in Clinical/Technical Guidance British Medical Journal Global English Menstruation/Pregnancy, Rumors and Misinformation, Vaccines Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

The aim of this study is to measure whether or not the COVID-19 vaccines causes changes in women’s menstrual cycle or unexpected vaginal bleeding.

Source: Menstruation and COVID-19 vaccination

Trust and willingness towards COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a mixed-method study in Ghana, 2021

March 21, 2022/in Reports and Studies Bio Med Central Ghana English Rumors and Misinformation, Vaccines Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

On the account of limited doses of COVID-19 available to the country, the Government of Ghana created a priority list of persons to target for its vaccination agenda. In this paper, we look at trust and how it informs willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine among persons targeted for the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination program in Ghana.

Source: Trust and willingness towards COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a mixed-method study in Ghana, 2021

Real time assessment (RTA) UNICEF’s ongoing response to COVID-19 in eastern and southern Africa

March 4, 2022/in Reports and Studies Oxford Policy Management Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan English Prevention, Research/Monitoring and Evaluation Researchers, Response Organizations/by Shane Harper

This real time assessment (RTA) of UNICEF support to COVID-19 vaccine demand promotion in the eastern and southern African region (ESAR) is based on qualitative research in four countries: Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa, and South Sudan. The aim is to support UNICEF’s reflection on its ongoing work on COVID-19 vaccine demand promotion (success factors and challenges) and to draw lessons.

Source: Real time assessment (RTA) UNICEF’s ongoing response to COVID-19 in eastern and southern Africa

Planning for a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in New Zealand: trust, affective and cognitive attitudes, and COVID-19 vaccine intention

March 4, 2022/in Reports and Studies Communication Practice and Research New Zealand English Vaccines Researchers, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

Building public trust and willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 is as important as developing a safe and effective vaccine to contain the pandemic. Based on the theory of planned behaviour and trust heuristic, this study tests factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination intentions using a national sample survey of the New Zealand public.

Source: Planning for a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in New Zealand: trust, affective and cognitive attitudes, and COVID-19 vaccine intention

The Perception of COVID-19 communication in West Africa (non-Sahel): report

March 4, 2022/in Reports and Studies UNESCO Benin, Côte d' Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo English Research/Monitoring and Evaluation, Risk Communication and Messaging, Rumors and Misinformation Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

Since 2011, UNESCO has launched an international, regional and national intervention on Media and Information Literacy (MIL), recognizing the primary role of information and media in everyday lives. The intervention is meant to contribute to the development of media and information literacy skills and promote best practices to analyze information critically and to navigate through the overwhelming amount of news and information available.

Under this overarching framework and as part of UNESCO’s responses to the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’, UNESCO Abuja Office initiated a survey on Perception of COVID-19 Communication in West Africa (non-Sahel). The survey was developed to understand how people in some Western African countries obtain and use the Information on COVID-19 for informed decisions.

Source: The Perception of COVID-19 communication in West Africa (non-Sahel): report

“On the Last Day of the Last Month, I Will Go”: A Qualitative Exploration of COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence among Ivoirian Adults

March 4, 2022/in Reports and Studies Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, ScienceDirect Côte d' Ivoire English Prevention, Research/Monitoring and Evaluation, Vaccines Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

We conducted in-depth interviews with individuals who had recovered from COVID-19, people who had lost a family member to COVID-19, and health providers. We also conducted focus group discussions with members of the general population to explore social norms and community perceptions related to COVID-19, including prevention behaviors, stigma, and vaccines.

Source: “On the Last Day of the Last Month, I Will Go”: A Qualitative Exploration of COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence among Ivoirian Adults

Vaccine hesitancy and behavior change theory-based social media interventions: a systematic review

February 15, 2022/in Reports and Studies Oxford Academic Translational Behavioral Medicine Global English COVID-19 Response, Research/Monitoring and Evaluation, Vaccines Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This review highlights the need to use a multitheory framework and tailoring social media interventions to the specific circumstances and needs of the target audience in future interventions. The results and insights gained from this review will be of assistance to future studies.

Source: Vaccine hesitancy and behavior change theory-based social media interventions: a systematic review

New COVID Behaviors Reports January 2022 update

January 28, 2022/in Reports and Studies, Web Resources Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Global English COVID-19 Response, Prevention, Vaccines Policy Makers, Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

Omicron continued to impact COVID-19 testing and positivity rates in the Jan 1-15 data period, with 30% or more of respondents in the United States, South Africa, Paraguay, and elsewhere reporting that they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the previous 14 days.

Explore how key prevention behaviors—such as masking and vaccination—have changed in this most recent data period on the COVID Behaviors Dashboard.

Source: New COVID Behaviors Reports January 2022 update

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