Why do people oppose mask wearing? A comprehensive analysis of U.S. tweets during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
PMID: 33690794

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Facial masks are an essential personal protective measure to fight the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. However, the mask adoption rate in the United States is still less than optimal. This study aims to understand the beliefs held by individuals who oppose the use of facial masks, and the evidence that they use to support these beliefs, to inform the development of targeted public health communication strategies.

Authors

  • Lu He
    University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
  • Changyang He
    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
  • Tera L Reynolds
    Department of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
  • Qiushi Bai
    Department of Computer Science, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
  • Yicong Huang
    Department of Computer Science, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
  • Chen Li
    School of Computer Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
  • Kai Zheng
    University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
  • Yunan Chen
    University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.

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