Disease outbreaks are commonly the subject of conspiracy theories especially when the nature of disease is poorly understood. Example of these disease are HIV, bubonic plague outbreak of 1576 and the Zika virus.
Techniques that simulate analytical thinking can reduce the belief of conspiracies, but once the belief in a conspiracy theory is firmly established, it can be difficult to correct. These methods are applied on individual basis, such as during therapy.
It is unclear how it could be applied on a community-wide basis.
4-SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS:
Beliefs and fears spread through rumors which spreads rapidly when the demand for information exceeds the supply as in times of uncertainty about important issues.
Beliefs and fears spread through rumors which spreads rapidly when the demand for information exceeds the supply as in times of uncertainty about important issues.
Fear maybe acquired via observational learning, such as by seeing or hearing people express fear about some issue, such as a possible pandemic. Sight or sound of a scared person can trigger or amplify fear which is a phenomenon called “fear contagion”
News media has been longe accused of exaggerating dangers, thereby creating undue public fear. Traditional news services such as news paper and radio and TV offer a one-way dissemination of information.
Social media have dramatically changed the way the news spread. Social media users play an important role in information dissemination. Users make decisions about information to share and where to share it, may selectively amplify some types of media coverage and ignore others.
5- RESEARCH ON VACCINATION ATTITUDES:
“Vaccine hesitancy” has been identified by the WHO in 2019 as one of the top ten global health threats. People who are vaccine hesitant express concerns about the value of safety of vaccination.
“Vaccine hesitancy” has been identified by the WHO in 2019 as one of the top ten global health threats. People who are vaccine hesitant express concerns about the value of safety of vaccination.
In terms of influenza, people are unlikely to seek vaccination if they believe that they are impervious to infection, don’t perceive the infection to be a serious problem or have misgivings about the safety and efficacy of vaccination.
Some believe that vaccines are unhealthy because they are “unnatural“.
Others avoid vaccination because of fear of injections.
Others avoid vaccination because of fear of injections.
Public education is a typical method to improve vaccination adherence. Another approach is to target people with motivations for not seeking vaccination because of psychological reactants and conspiratorial thinking.
Various methods can be used to treat injection phobia. Distraction at the time of injection is commonly implemented. For example asking patients to imagine something pleasant, take a deep breath or asking patient to focus on some distracting stimuli during the injection.
Herd immunity is indirect protection from infectious disease that occurs when a large proportion of the population becomes immune which provides a degree of protection to people who are not immune.
Herd immunity is important because not all people have access to immunization and some people have medical contraindications to receiving a vaccine.
Estimates of herd immunity vary widely, from 13%-90% immune population, depending on the type of influenza virus.
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