Filipinos’ COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy comments in TikTok videos: A manifest content analysis

Filipinos’ COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy comments in TikTok videos: A manifest content analysis

Objectives Vaccine hesitancy is one of the top 10 threats to world health. The ongoing pandemic highlighted this health threat. The COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy remains underreported in the Philippines. Thus, this study aimed to describe and analyze the comments of Filipinos in TikTok videos about COV...

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Published in:Public health Nursing Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 135 - 143
Main Authors: Berdida, Daniel Joseph E., Franco, Franchesca Mae C., Santos, Xyllyne Allyah G., Dacol, Camille B., Dimaano, Michaela, Rosario, Erika S. Del, Lantin, Charlotte Christianne
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-01-2023
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:
Content analysis
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines - therapeutic use
COVID‐19 vaccine
Data analysis
Data collection
Digital media
Disasters
False information
Health risks
Humans
infodemic
Medical personnel
Nursing and Health Policy
Pandemics
Public health
Reproducibility of Results
Social Media
Social networks
TikTok
vaccine hesitancy
Vaccines
Video
vaccine hesitancy
infodemic
COVID-19 vaccine
TikTok
content analysis
social media
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Summary:Objectives Vaccine hesitancy is one of the top 10 threats to world health. The ongoing pandemic highlighted this health threat. The COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy remains underreported in the Philippines. Thus, this study aimed to describe and analyze the comments of Filipinos in TikTok videos about COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy. Design Manifest content analysis. Sample A total of 25 TikTok videos and their comments (n = 4564) were analyzed. Methods We collected data between July 2021 and October 2021. Bengtsson's approach to content analysis was utilized to analyze the data. Data were validated using member‐checking and intercoder reliability. Results This study afforded three themes of COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy: (a) fear and mistrust (subthemes: influence of Dengvaxia vaccine, the influence of people who refuse to be vaccinated, lack of trust in the government, lack of trust in healthcare workers, doubts on vaccines’ effectiveness), (b) misinformation and disinformation (subthemes: misbeliefs, insufficient knowledge), and (c) adamant attitudes (subthemes: unwillingness to be vaccinated, picky on vaccine brand). Conclusion Our study established Filipinos’ diverse reasons for COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy. TikTok, as a social media platform, is used for COVID‐19 vaccine discussions and the dissemination of misinformation. To prepare for the next pandemic or public health disaster, the government, HCWs, and the public must efficiently convey timely, accurate health information and dispel misinformation on social media platforms.
Bibliography:Daniel Joseph E. Berdida: @DJBerdidaPhD
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ISSN:0737-1209
1525-1446
1525-1446
DOI:10.1111/phn.13143