Tackling anti-vaccination, mapping the social transmission of beliefs and attitudes (SAFEST 2020-2022)
Description
The main objective of the SAFEST project (2020-2022) is to investigate and validate novel methods for mapping populations and monitoring social network and vaccination-related data. Distinct contributions of the SAFEST project concern:
- Piloting the use of a social network data collection software used to map social networks with members of primary schools’ parent associations,
- Investigating how anti-vaccination beliefs and attitudes are transmitted from one individual to another and whether individuals who hold similar beliefs cluster together by using Social Network Analysis (SNA), and
- Assessing the use of peer mentors within networks for changing other members’ beliefs and attitudes towards vaccinations.
Publications
Konstantinou, P., Georgiou, K., Kumar, N., Kyprianidou, M., Nicolaides, C., Karekla, M. and Kassianos, A.P., 2021.
Kyprianidou, M., Konstantinou, P., Alvarez-Galvez, J., Ceccarelli, L., Gruszczyńska, E., Mierzejewska-Floreani, D., Loumba, N., Montagni, I., Tavoschi, L., Karekla, M. and Kassianos, A.P., 2023.
Karashiali, C., Konstantinou, P., Christodoulou, A., Kyprianidou, M., Nicolaou, C., Karekla, M., Middleton, N. and Kassianos, A.P., 2023
Christodoulou, A., Konstantinou, P., Antoniou, Z., Boda, Z., Iasonides, M., Kyprianidou, M., McHugh, L., Michaelides, M.P., Karekla, M. and Kassianos, A.P., 2022.
Team Members
![Christiana Nicolaou[2]](https://bsihlab.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Christiana-Nicolaou2-qowsjrl79xrikkmpqkqddpir04wni614qd9z3zxuo8.jpg "Christiana Nicolaou[2]")
Partners
Funder
The Project SAFEST EXCELLENCE/0918/0115 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation