Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine trust and hesitancy among adults with chronic conditions

Autor: Marina Arvanitis, Lauren Opsasnick, Rachel O'Conor, Laura M. Curtis, Chandana Vuyyuru, Julia Yoshino Benavente, Stacy C. Bailey, Muriel Jean-Jacques, Michael S. Wolf
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 24, Iss , Pp 101484- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-3355
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101484
Popis: In a survey of older adults at higher risk for COVID-19 complications, we sought to describe expectations of trust in the safety and efficacy of a future COVID-19 vaccine, and level of hesitancy about receiving it. We also assessed whether these expectations were associated with known or suspected contributors to vaccine hesitancy, disparities in vaccine receipt, and potential targets for public health outreach.From May 1–22, 2020, we performed telephone surveys of 601 older adults with chronic conditions in metro Chicago about their COVID-19 experiences and levels of vaccine trust and hesitancy. All participants previously completed assessments of demographics, health status, health literacy and activation. Bivariate associations were performed using t-tests or one-way ANOVA, and multivariate analyses using least square means.Younger age (
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