Jeelo Dobara (Live Life Again): a cross-sectional survey to understand the use of social media and community experience and perceptions around COVID-19 vaccine uptake in three low vaccine uptake districts in Karachi, Pakistan.
Anokhi Ali KhanMehek AliMisbah BaigTahira SaharKainat KhurshidSyed Aun Haider RizviFariha ParvaizAsad Mujtaba TajUbed Ur RehmanAneeta PashaMyra KhanPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
With our conflicting results regarding COVID-19 vaccine confidence, that is, high vaccine coverage but low perception of risk to self, it is likely that vaccine coverage is more a result of mandates and coercion than true vaccine confidence. Our findings imply that interactive social media could be valuable in fostering provaccine sentiment.