The impact of educational interventions on COVID-19 and vaccination attitudes among patients in Michigan: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mass vaccination serves as an effective strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy is a recognized impediment to achieving a vaccination rate necessary to protect communities. However, solutions and interventions to address this issue are limited by a lack of prior research.

Methods

Over 200 patients from 18 Michigan counties participated in this study. Each participant received an initial survey, including demographical questions and knowledge and opinion questions regarding COVID-19 and vaccines. Participants were randomly assigned an educational intervention in either video or infographic format. Patients received a post-survey to assess changes in knowledge and attitudes. Paired sample t-tests and ANOVA were used to measure the effectiv

SUBMITTER: Takagi MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106744 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature