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Covid-19 misinformation in Portuguese-speaking countries: agreement with content and associated factors

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dc.contributor.authorSousa, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Guilherme
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Herica Emilia Félix de
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Layze Braz de
dc.contributor.authorLima, Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Anderson Reis de
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Telma Maria Evangelista de
dc.contributor.authorCamargo, Emerson Lucas Silva
dc.contributor.authorOriá, Mônica Oliveira Batista
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Carmen Viana
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Rodrigo Mota de
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Andrêa Jacqueline Fortes
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Jules Ramon Brito
dc.contributor.authorLua, Iracema
dc.contributor.authorSouza, Fernanda de Oliveira
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Tânia Maria de
dc.contributor.authorFronteira, Inês
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Isabel Amélia Costa
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-05T16:55:28Z
dc.date.available2022-01-05T16:55:28Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a complex phenomenon called the “infodemic” has emerged, compromising coping with the pandemic. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of agreement with misinformation about COVID-19 and to identify associated factors. A web survey was carried out in Portuguese-speaking countries in two stages: 1. the identification of misinformation circulating in the included countries; 2. a multicentric online survey with residents of the included countries. The outcome of the study was agreement or disagreement with misinformation about COVID-19. Multivariate analyzes were conducted using the Poisson regression model with robust variance, a logarithmic link function, and 95% confidence intervals. The prevalence of agreement with misinformation about COVID-19 was 63.9%. The following factors increased the prevalence of this outcome: having a religious affiliation (aPR: 1454, 95% CI: 1393–1517), having restrictions on leisure (aPR: 1230, 95% CI: 1127–1342), practicing social isolation (aPR: 1073, 95% CI: 1030–1118), not avoiding agglomeration (aPR: 1060, 95% CI: 1005–1117), not seeking/receiving news from scientific sources (aPR: 1153, 95% CI: 1068–1245), seeking/receiving news from three or more non-scientific sources (aPR: 1114, 95% CI: 1049–1182), and giving credibility to news carried by people from social networks (aPR: 1175, 95% CI: 1104–1251). There was a high prevalence of agreement with misinformation about COVID-19. The quality, similarity, uniformity, and acceptance of the contents indicate a concentration of themes that reflect “homemade”, simple, and easy methods to avoid infection by SARS-CoV-2, compromising decision-making and ability to cope with the disease.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su14010235pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85121859057
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36358
dc.identifier.wos000751312700001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBiomedical technologypt_PT
dc.subjectCoronavirus infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectHealth-related behaviorspt_PT
dc.subjectMisinformationpt_PT
dc.subjectPandemicspt_PT
dc.titleCovid-19 misinformation in Portuguese-speaking countries: agreement with content and associated factorspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSustainability (Switzerland)pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume14pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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