Effects of religious and cultural beliefs on vaccine attitudes in a Hispanic immigrant population in the United States.

Autor:	Larson RJ; Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America., Jensen JL; Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America., Alvord SM; Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America., Sloan-Aagard C; Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America., Skyles T; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America., Davis SC; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America., Obray AM; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America., Pogue K; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America., Poole BD; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	PLOS global public health [PLOS Glob Public Health] 2024 Aug 06; Vol. 4 (8), pp. e0003519. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 06 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pgph.0003519
Abstrakt:	Hispanic Immigrants (HI) have lower vaccination rates than their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Culturally appropriate interventions are more influential in evoking change among viewers; therefore, it is important to understand the cultural factors of specific ethnic groups. In this study, we identify cultural barriers to vaccination of Hispanic Immigrants. An electronic survey was administered among HI parents living in the United States. Using structural equation modeling, we found that high religious practice and positive religious beliefs towards vaccination correspond with positive vaccine attitudes (+0.20 and +0.587, respectively). Trust in institutions is strongly correlated with strong positive vaccine attitudes (+0.734). While trusting one's folk practitioner more than a medical doctor leads to negative vaccine attitudes (-0.596), the use of home remedies is associated with positive vaccine attitudes (+0.486). The cultural competence of a medical practitioner, especially regarding folk medicine, is essential to lower cultural barriers HI patients face in vaccination. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright: © 2024 Larson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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