Temporal Bone Surgery – Latest on Simulation Training and Current Practices
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AKUH Residents’ FCPS Dissertations Journal Impact over 15 Years
November 27, 2023Temporal Bone Surgery – Latest on Simulation Training and Current Practices
November 25, 2023AKUH Residents’ FCPS Dissertations Journal Impact over 15 Years
November 27, 2023The 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 COVID-19 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 (p=0.001), education (p=0.001), socioeconomic status (p<0.001), any family member who contracted coronavirus (p=0.016), source of knowledge (p=0.002), and total monthly income (p<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. Categories: Infectious Disease, Public Health, Epidemiology/Public Health Keywords: vaccine conspiracy belief scale, conspiracy mentality questionnaire, kuppuswamy socioeconomic scale, vaccination campaign, conspiracy theories, pakistan, vaccine hesitancy, covid-19 vaccine, sars-cov-2 infection, covid19 Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has wreake
