Characterising concerns and misinformation shaping global HIV vaccine confidence and demand: a structured literature search and content analysis
This review highlights key concerns about an HIV vaccine, many of which are both influenced by misinformation and could seed future misinformation campaigns. The findings can inform targeted interventions to counter misinformation and communicate the vaccine's preventive benefits to populations at highest risk of HIV.
Authors
- Candice Chetty-Makkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9292-9586)
- Megan Rabin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0456-8588)
- Simamkele Bokolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4372-5266)
- Teniola I. Egbe
- Brendan Maughan-Brown
- Harsha Thirumurthy
- Sarah Penuela-Wermers
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020730
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health