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Profiles of US Hispanics Unvaccinated for COVID-19
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted Hispanics in the USA with increased rates of SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. The objective of this report was to characterize the demographics and beliefs of unvaccinated Hispanics to help address their concerns t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8809210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35107819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01245-2 |
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author | Piper, Brian J. Sanchez, Bianca V. Madera, Joshua D. Sulzinski, Michael A. |
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description | BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted Hispanics in the USA with increased rates of SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. The objective of this report was to characterize the demographics and beliefs of unvaccinated Hispanics to help address their concerns that lead to vaccine hesitancy. METHODS: Of 1,011 potential participants from a national online panel, 22.3% (N = 225, 51.6% female, age = 40.5) met inclusion criteria of Hispanic adults and not receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The 30-item survey included items about demographics, political affiliations, sources of news (e.g., Fox vs. CNN), reasons for being unvaccinated, and ratings (0 = strongly disagree, 100 = strongly agree) of 10 controversial statements regarding COVID-19. RESULTS: Over three-fifths (62.6%) identified side effects and safety concerns, while almost one-third (30.5%) cited a lack of efficacy as their top reasons for being unvaccinated. Agreement to “The developers of the COVID-19 vaccine rushed the development and cut corners” was rated the highest (63.22) which was significantly (p < .001) higher than the other nine statements (e.g., “The COVID-19 vaccine does not work”). Many vaccine attitudes differed significantly by political party affiliation and some by gender and news source. Republicans (59.9 ± 4.2) scored higher than Democrats (38.5 ± 4.2, p ≤ .001) to “If I’ve already had COVID-19, I don’t need the vaccine.” CONCLUSIONS: This study identified the heterogeneity in COVID-19 vaccine attitudes among Hispanics. Further research is needed to determine if the subgroups identified are differentially receptive to interventions to facilitate reconsideration of prior vaccination decisions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40615-022-01245-2. |
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spelling | pubmed-88092102022-02-02 Profiles of US Hispanics Unvaccinated for COVID-19 Piper, Brian J. Sanchez, Bianca V. Madera, Joshua D. Sulzinski, Michael A. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Article BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted Hispanics in the USA with increased rates of SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. The objective of this report was to characterize the demographics and beliefs of unvaccinated Hispanics to help address their concerns that lead to vaccine hesitancy. METHODS: Of 1,011 potential participants from a national online panel, 22.3% (N = 225, 51.6% female, age = 40.5) met inclusion criteria of Hispanic adults and not receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The 30-item survey included items about demographics, political affiliations, sources of news (e.g., Fox vs. CNN), reasons for being unvaccinated, and ratings (0 = strongly disagree, 100 = strongly agree) of 10 controversial statements regarding COVID-19. RESULTS: Over three-fifths (62.6%) identified side effects and safety concerns, while almost one-third (30.5%) cited a lack of efficacy as their top reasons for being unvaccinated. Agreement to “The developers of the COVID-19 vaccine rushed the development and cut corners” was rated the highest (63.22) which was significantly (p < .001) higher than the other nine statements (e.g., “The COVID-19 vaccine does not work”). Many vaccine attitudes differed significantly by political party affiliation and some by gender and news source. Republicans (59.9 ± 4.2) scored higher than Democrats (38.5 ± 4.2, p ≤ .001) to “If I’ve already had COVID-19, I don’t need the vaccine.” CONCLUSIONS: This study identified the heterogeneity in COVID-19 vaccine attitudes among Hispanics. Further research is needed to determine if the subgroups identified are differentially receptive to interventions to facilitate reconsideration of prior vaccination decisions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40615-022-01245-2. Springer International Publishing 2022-02-02 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC8809210/ /pubmed/35107819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01245-2 Text en © W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Piper, Brian J. Sanchez, Bianca V. Madera, Joshua D. Sulzinski, Michael A. Profiles of US Hispanics Unvaccinated for COVID-19 |
title | Profiles of US Hispanics Unvaccinated for COVID-19 |
title_full | Profiles of US Hispanics Unvaccinated for COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Profiles of US Hispanics Unvaccinated for COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Profiles of US Hispanics Unvaccinated for COVID-19 |
title_short | Profiles of US Hispanics Unvaccinated for COVID-19 |
title_sort | profiles of us hispanics unvaccinated for covid-19 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8809210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35107819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01245-2 |
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