在拉丁美洲人中影响COVID-19疫苗接种的因素:一个横截面研究
Deborah G Smith1, Corey D Smith2, Jennifer A DeLeon1
1Department of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America.
PloS one
|July 5, 2024
概括
在拉丁裔中,COVID-19疫苗的接种率很高,受教育,保险和对健康信息的信任的影响. 针对性,文化敏感的策略对于改善这个社区的疫苗接种率至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 接种COVID-19疫苗对于预防严重疾病,住院和死亡至关重要.
- 了解拉丁裔等高风险群体的疫苗接种决定因素对于公平分配和健康公平至关重要.
- 解决疫苗接受差距可以提高整体公共卫生结果.
研究的目的:
- 检查影响美国拉丁裔人口接种COVID-19疫苗的因素.
- 确定与接种疫苗接受相关的社会人口统计学和可修改因素.
- 为改善拉丁裔社区的疫苗接种率提供有针对性的干预信息.
主要方法:
- 这是一项采用在线平台进行的横截面研究,对242名拉丁裔受访者进行了调查.
- 多模式招聘策略,包括社区外展和社交媒体.
- 进行了描述性统计,千平方和多变量分析.
主要成果:
- 81.4%的受访者至少接种了一剂COVID-19疫苗.
- 与吸收相关的重要因素包括高等教育,英语水平,城市生活,保险和医疗保健提供者.
- 对疫苗安全性/有效性的信念,对当局的信任,COVID-19的担忧以及获得西班牙/葡萄牙信息的机会也很重要.
结论:
- 拉丁裔人群中COVID-19疫苗接种受到社会人口统计学和可修改因素的结合的影响.
- 针对性干预和文化敏感的沟通策略对于提高疫苗接种率至关重要.
- 解决信息获取和建立信任是改善拉丁裔社区接受疫苗的关键.
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