在加拿大温哥华使用毒品的年轻人中进行COVID-19疫苗接种
Erica McAdam1, Kanna Hayashi2, Brittany Barker3
1British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, 400-1045 Howe St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2A9, Canada.
Vaccine
|January 15, 2024
概括
在使用毒品的青少年和年轻成年人 (YWUD) 中,COVID-19疫苗接种率较低,只有50.2%接种了一剂. 药物成治疗和更安全的供应机会与更高的疫苗接种率有关,而使用crack与较低的疫苗接种率有关.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
背景情况:
- 针对SARS-CoV-2的疫苗对于预防严重的COVID-19和减少传播至关重要.
- 在使用毒品的成年人中对疫苗吸收因素的研究存在,但对使用毒品的青少年和年轻成年人 (YWUD) 的数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 描述与YWUD中SARS-CoV-2疫苗接种相关的因素.
- 为了探索这个人群中对疫苗的犹.
主要方法:
- 加拿大温哥华的街头参与的YWUD的前性队列研究 (风险青年研究).
- 多变量后勤回归分析以确定与疫苗接种相关的因素 (2021年6月至11月).
- 收集关于疫苗犹的数据.
主要成果:
- 在301名YWUD参与者中,50.2%接受了至少一个SARS-CoV-2疫苗剂量.
- 接种疫苗与最近的成治疗 (AOR=2.46) 和处方更安全的供应 (AOR=2.33) 有关.
- 每周使用可卡因与接种疫苗的可能性较低有关 (AOR=0.35);对长期副作用的安全担忧是犹的主要原因.
结论:
- 温哥华的YWUD中接种疫苗的比例明显低于一般人口和其他成年吸毒人口.
- 将YWUD连接到医疗保健和减少伤害服务可能会改善疫苗接种率.
- 针对针对错误信息的定制策略和促进基于证据的疫苗信息是YWUD所需要的.
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