Misinformation, perceptions towards COVID-19 and willingness to be vaccinated: A population-based survey in Yemen

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 10; p. e0248325
• Main Authors: Bitar, Ahmad Naoras, Zawiah, Mohammed, Al-Ashwal, Fahmi Y., Kubas, Mohammed, Saeed, Ramzi Mukred, Abduljabbar, Rami, Jaber, Ammar Ali Saleh, Sulaiman, Syed Azhar Syed, Khan, Amer Hayat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.10.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acceptance tests; Adult; Biology and Life Sciences; Communication; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 - psychology; COVID-19 vaccines; COVID-19 Vaccines - administration & dosage; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data; Earth Sciences; Education; False information; FDA approval; Female; Humans; Income; Likert scale; Male; Management; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Men; People and Places; Perceptions; Pharmaceutical industry; Pharmaceutical sciences; Pharmaceuticals; Pharmacy; Polls & surveys; Population; Questionnaires; Racing; Rural areas; Sample size; Sampling techniques; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social networks; Social Sciences; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistical analysis; Surveys and Questionnaires; Susceptibility; Urban areas; Vaccination; Vaccination - psychology; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; Vaccination Refusal - psychology; Vaccination Refusal - statistics & numerical data; Vaccines; Viral diseases; Viruses; Websites; Worry; Yemen - epidemiology; Yemen; Malaysia; United Arab Emirates; Dubai United Arab Emirates; Penang Malaysia

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, many pharmaceutical companies have been racing to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Simultaneously, rumors and misinformation about COVID-19 are still widely spreading. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of COVID-19 mi...