Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccines Among People Experiencing Homelessness
| Autor: | Allison D. Rosen, Isabelle Howerton, Hannah K. Brosnan, Andrei Stefanescu, Ayodele Gomih, Cathy Ngo, Alicia H. Chang, Anh Nguyen, Emily H. Thomas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Vaccines
Motivation and promotion of well-being COVID-19 Vaccines Epidemiology Prevention Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Prevention of disease and conditions Medical and Health Sciences Education Vaccine Related Good Health and Well Being 3.4 Vaccines Clinical Research Ill-Housed Persons Behavioral and Social Science Humans Immunization Public Health |
| Zdroj: | American journal of preventive medicine, vol 65, iss 1 |
| Popis: | IntroductionNovel strategies are needed to address barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among people experiencing homelessness (PEH), a population that faces increased COVID-19 risk. Although growing evidence suggests that financial incentives for vaccination are acceptable to PEH, their impact on uptake is unknown. This study aimed to assess whether offering $50 gift cards was associated with the uptake of the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine among PEH in Los Angeles County.MethodsVaccination clinics began on March 15, 2021; the financial incentive program was implemented from September 26, 2021 to April 30, 2022. Interrupted time-series analysis with quasi-Poisson regression was used to evaluate the level and slope change in the number of weekly first doses administered. Time-varying confounders included the weekly number of clinics and the weekly number of new cases. Demographic characteristics were compared for PEH vaccinated before and after the implementation of the incentive program using chi-square tests.ResultsOffering financial incentives was associated with the administration of 2.5 times (95% CI=1.8, 3.1) more first doses than would have been expected without the program. Level (-0.184, 95% CI= -1.166, -0.467) and slope change (0.042, 95% CI=0.031, 0.053) were observed. Individuals who were unsheltered, aged |
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