Vaccination refusal debate on social media in Turkey: a content analysis of the comments on instagram blogs
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Tarih
2022
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Yayıncı
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Background: This study was conducted to identify the reasons for vaccine refusal of individuals/parents by analyzing the comments on the pages screened with the keyword vaccine refusal on social media. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study. Within the scope of the study, 7 pages, 216 posts and 3446 comments found with the keyword #vaccine refusal were analyzed. The comments obtained within the scope of the study were evaluated using content analysis and theme analysis methods. The study data were collected between Sep 1st and 11th, 2020. Results: The comments on vaccine refusal were found to increase in 2018 and 2019, especially in September, October, November, and December. The reasons for vaccine refusal were grouped under 2 themes as individual reasons and vaccine-related reasons as a result of the analysis of the comments. The most commonly used word in the text analysis, consisting of 10,428 words mentioned in the posts, was found to be vaccine (3.2%). Conclusion: Individuals/parents refuse vaccination for reasons such as distrust of vaccine content, disbelief in the need for vaccines, distrust of pharmaceutical companies, previous experiences, like-minded peo-ple/platforms, religious reasons, and preference for alternative health care approaches.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Child, Parent, Qualitative research, Social media, Vaccine, Vaccine refusal
Kaynak
Iranian Journal of Public Health
WoS Q Değeri
N/A
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
551
Sayı
3
Künye
Yorulmaz, D. S., & Karadeniz, H. (2022). Vaccination Refusal Debate on Social Media in Turkey: A Con-tent Analysis of the Comments on Instagram Blogs. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 51(3), 615-623.
