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Access, acceptability, and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among global migrants: A rapid review
Higinio Fernández-Sánchez1,2, Ziad Zahoui2, Jennifer Jones1
1Research Department, Cizik School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Objective:
To conduct a rapid review and determine the acceptability, access, and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among global migrants.
Materials And Methods:
A rapid review was conducted May 2022 capturing data collected from April 2020 to May 2022. Eight databases were searched: PubMed, Ovid Medline, EMBase, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, LILACS, and the Web of Science. The keywords "migrants" AND COVID-19" AND "vaccine" were matched with terms in MeSH. Peer-reviewed articles in English, French, Portuguese, or French were included if they focused on COVID-19 immunization acceptability, access, or uptake among global migrants. Two independent reviewers selected and extracted data. Extracted data was synthesized in a table of key characteristics and summarized using descriptive statistics.
Results:
The search returned 1,186 articles. Ten articles met inclusion criteria. All authors reported data on the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine, two on access, and one on uptake. Eight articles used quantitative designs and two studies were qualitative. Overall, global migrants had low acceptability and uptake, and faced challenges in accessing the COVID-19 vaccine, including technological issues.
Conclusions:
This rapid review provides a global overview of the access, acceptability, and uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among global migrants. Recommendations for practice, policy, and future research to increase access, acceptability, and uptake of vaccinations are discussed.
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