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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in underserved communities of North Carolina

Irene A Doherty ; William Pilkington ; Laurin Brown ; Victoria Billings ; Undi Hoffler ; Lisa Paulin ; K Sean Kimbro ; Brittany Baker ; Tianduo Zhang ; Tracie Locklear ; Seronda Robinson ; Deepak Kumar

PloS one, 2021-11, Vol.16 (11), p.e0248542 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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  • Título:
    COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in underserved communities of North Carolina
  • Autor: Irene A Doherty ; William Pilkington ; Laurin Brown ; Victoria Billings ; Undi Hoffler ; Lisa Paulin ; K Sean Kimbro ; Brittany Baker ; Tianduo Zhang ; Tracie Locklear ; Seronda Robinson ; Deepak Kumar
  • É parte de: PloS one, 2021-11, Vol.16 (11), p.e0248542
  • Descrição: BackgroundIn the United States, underserved communities including Blacks and Latinx are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. This study sought to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, describe attitudes related to vaccination, and identify correlates among historically marginalized populations across 9 counties in North Carolina.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey distributed at free COVID-19 testing events in underserved rural and urban communities from August 27 -December 15, 2020. Vaccine hesitancy was defined as the response of "no" or "don't know/not sure" to whether the participant would get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it became available.ResultsThe sample comprised 948 participants including 27.7% Whites, 59.6% Blacks, 12.7% Latinx, and 63% female. 32% earned <$20K annually, 60% owned a computer and ~80% had internet access at home. The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy was 68.9% including 62.7%, 74%, and 59.5% among Whites, Blacks, and Latinx, respectively. Between September and December, the largest decline in vaccine hesitancy occurred among Whites (27.5 percentage points), followed by Latinx (17.6) and only 12.0 points among Blacks. 51.2% of respondents reported vaccine safety concerns, 23.7% wanted others to get vaccinated first, and 63.1% would trust health care providers about the COVID-19 vaccine. Factors associated with hesitancy in multivariable logistic regression included being female (OR = 1.90 95%CI [1.36, 2.64]), being Black (OR = 1.68 1.16, 2.45]), calendar month (OR = 0.76 [0.63, 0.92]), safety concerns (OR = 4.28 [3.06, 5.97]), and government distrust (OR = 3.57 [2.26, 5.63]).ConclusionsThis study engaged the community to directly reach underserved minority populations at highest risk of COVID-19 that permitted assessment of vaccine hesitancy (which was much higher than national estimates), driven in part by distrust, and safety concerns.
  • Editor: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
  • Idioma: Inglês
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