Published on in Vol 6, No 8 (2022): August

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38076, first published .
Contributions of Trustworthiness, Health Literacy, and Self-Efficacy in Communicating With COVID-19 Vaccine–Hesitant Audiences: Web-Based Survey Study

Contributions of Trustworthiness, Health Literacy, and Self-Efficacy in Communicating With COVID-19 Vaccine–Hesitant Audiences: Web-Based Survey Study

Contributions of Trustworthiness, Health Literacy, and Self-Efficacy in Communicating With COVID-19 Vaccine–Hesitant Audiences: Web-Based Survey Study

Sitara M Weerakoon   1 , PhD, MPH ;   Mike Henson-Garcia   1 , MPH ;   Melissa A Valerio-Shewmaker   2 , PhD, MPH ;   Sarah E Messiah   1 , PhD, MPH ;   Gregory Knell   1, 3 , PhD, MS

1 Center for Pediatric Population Health, School of Public Health and Children's Health System of Texas, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas Campus, Dallas, TX, United States

2 Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Brownsville Campus, Brownsville, TX, United States

3 Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Plano, TX, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Sitara M Weerakoon, PhD, MPH
  • Center for Pediatric Population Health
  • School of Public Health and Children's Health System of Texas
  • University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas Campus
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  • Suite 8400
  • Dallas, TX, 75207
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 9725462950
  • Email: sitara.m.weerakoon@uth.tmc.edu