Ken Brackstone

Global health researcher at @cirusoton, UK 🌍 War exposure and mental health 🇺🇦 Resilience 🧠 Health systems and technology

[University of Southampton @unisouthampton]

Huge congratulations to all the nominees and winners at last night’s #VCAwards2024 🏆✨

Held at St Mary’s Stadium, it was an inspiring evening recognising the dedication and talent across our University.

#WeAreUoS

[The Clinical Informatics Research Unit @CIRUsoton]

Some of the @TheIBRN team members at last nights @unisouthampton VC Awards ✨🎉

Congratulations for being shortlisted for the Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise category ⭐️👏🏻

@kenbrackstone
@JackWDenny
@Jim_batch

#VCAwards2024

[The Clinical Informatics Research Unit @CIRUsoton]

We are wearing #Red4Research to support all those participating, undertaking and supporting clinical research ❤️👨‍🔬👩‍⚕️

[EDGE @EDGEclinical]

Myself (Beth Mathis) @CIRUsoton Marketing Manager & colleague @kenbrackstone are on a #EDGEconf24 high!

Always a pleasure bringing users of EDGE together to share best practise & enhance #researchmanagement

A big thanks to all our delegates and #EDGEexpert speakers 👏🏻

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

@Tim_Wildschut Great job, Anne! Congratulations!

[The Clinical Informatics Research Unit @CIRUsoton]

📢 We are recruiting UK healthcare workers who utilise #telemedicine or #telehealth systems to complete a short 5-10 minute survey 👩‍💻 🇬🇧

Click below to find out more⤵️

https://t.co/DdFU6tSS57

#CIRUnews #survey

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

Our research is now under review. We explore vaccine hesitancy trends in Ghana, people's reasons for hesitancy, and groups most likely to express hesitancy. Supporting the development of locally-tailored health promotion strategies.

Preprint available:

https://t.co/QoOStgxiVn

[Michael Head @michaelghead]

Vaccine hesitancy in Ghana has increased in the last 3 months.
On behalf of our multi-country research group, we present new findings from our #vaccinehesitancy in #Ghana study.
https://t.co/WTSU8tXDuE

Report, not yet peer-reviewed. Journal papers will follow later. (1/n)

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

@EssarYasir Thanks, Yasir! Looking forward to working with you very soon.

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

Pleased to share a new report from our team! We explored COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy in three rural sub-municipalities in Nkwanta South, Ghana. Our findings have a range of implications for policymakers targeting vaccine hesitancy in hard-to-reach, rural communities.

[Michael Head @michaelghead]

New report klaxon! From our #Ghana research around #vaccinehesitancy, thrilled to present new (open-access) findings -

Examining predictors of vaccine uptake and hesitancy in three rural sub-municipalities in Nkwanta South, Oti region, Ghana
https://t.co/TCW2Sq8OuV (1/n)

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

@Tim_Wildschut Thank you, Tim!

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

I have commenced, once again, my annual winter rewatch of the Vicar of Dibley (ah, nostalgia). It is also, coincidentally, the only time of year that I gorge on Crunchie chocolate bars. Any ideas why I wonder,
@Dawn_French?

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

@Tim_Wildschut @JaimeKurtz1 Fantastic, Tim. Congratulations! I look forward to reading this.

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

@benainsworth Lovely! Many congratulations, Ben.

[Michael Head @michaelghead]

Dr Laud Boateng, Dr @kenbrackstone and myself have written in The Conversation Africa. 👇🇬🇭

"#Vaccinehesitancy has risen in #Ghana: a closer look at who's worried"
https://t.co/RRgpQC825P via @TC_Africa

Thanks to editor @eastsportsman for the usual TC efficiency!

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

@Dr_Narcissism Great news! Huge congrats on the new publication - I look forward to reading it!

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

Journal papers to follow. Colleagues on the study include Laud Boateng, Kirchuffs Atengble (@K_Atengble), Kingsley Osei, Kwabena Nuamah (Ghana), Herve Akinocho, Jean-Paul Fantognon (Togo) and myself and Michael Head (@michaelghead), (Southampton).

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

Our new report: ‘Examining drivers of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Ghana’. Vaccine hesitancy ratings (in June) has increased since our last survey in March (18% > 29%). Predictors include specific religious beliefs, opposing political allegiance, gender, and education levels.

[Michael Head @michaelghead]

Vaccine hesitancy in Ghana has increased in the last 3 months.
On behalf of our multi-country research group, we present new findings from our #vaccinehesitancy in #Ghana study.
https://t.co/WTSU8tXDuE

Report, not yet peer-reviewed. Journal papers will follow later. (1/n)

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

There are opportunities for tailored health promotion and good public health messaging. For maximum impact, information should come from trusted sources - this may differ depending upon the receiving demographic (e.g., our results show the Ghana Health Service is highly trusted).

[Ken Brackstone @kenbrackstone]

Among respondents who reported that they were not willing to be vaccinated or were unsure, the most
common reasons included not having enough
information about the vaccine (50.6%), believing the vaccine to be dangerous (32.1%), and governmental mistrust (21.4%).