Utilizing educational interventions to improve attitude and knowledge toward vaccination
COVID-19 INFECTION
Vaccine hesitancy has been steadily increasing over the past few decades and was declared a top 10 global health threat by the WHO in 2019 (This study found that both modalities of educational intervention improved overall attitudes in nine out of the 13 variables assessed. Post-intervention, there was an overall increased trust in the vaccine with increased belief that the vaccines were adequately tested and were not developed too quickly. There was also less concern regarding mild reactions or side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine. After the intervention, there was an overall increase in participants’ recognition that of previous medical mistreatment; however, there was also an increase in participants agreement that sources (i.e., media, government institutions, and The study also found that both modalities of educational intervention improved knowledge in six out of the seven knowledge-based variables. Post-intervention, there was an increase in knowledge regarding how COVID-19 spreads and how to protect against and reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Participants also showed increased knowledge regarding precautions to take in public to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. Additionally, there was an increased knowledge regarding COVID-19 vaccine side effects and understanding of the COVID-19 vaccine development. Previous studies have demonstrated that higher levels of knowledge correlate with higher levels of vaccine acceptance (While both educational modalities demonstrated significant increases in attitude and knowledge regarding COVID-19 and vaccines, there was not a significant difference between the infographic versus videographic intervention when comparing the assessed variables. A previous study found that both educational handouts and educational videos improved knowledge scores and acceptability of the HPV vaccine; however, educational videos were associated with higher levels of knowledge and acceptability (