Vaccination against COVID-19: Factors That Influence Vaccine Hesitancy among an Ethnically Diverse Community in the UK

Vaccines

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Gurch Randhawa¹  Ifunanya Nduka¹  Nasreen Ali¹  Muhammad Waqar¹  Chimeme Egbutah²  Elizabeth Elliott²  Sally Cartwright²  Erica Jane Cook³  Alfredo Gaitan³ 

[1] Institute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, Putteridge Bury Campus, Hitchin Road, Luton LU2 8LE, UK;

[2] Public Health, Luton Borough Council, Arndale House, 37 the Mall, Luton LU1 2LJ, UK;

[3] School of Psychology, University of Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 3JU, UK;

关键词: COVID-19;    vaccine hesitancy;    vaccine uptake;    ethnicity;    inequalities;    health beliefs;   

DOI  :  10.3390/vaccines10010106

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The UK’s minority ethnic population, despite being at higher risk of COVID-19 and experiencing poorer health outcomes, continue to have lower uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine compared with their white British counterparts. Given the importance of the vaccination programme in improving health outcomes, this research sought to examine the influential factors that impact the decision to accept the COVID-19 vaccination among an ethnically diverse community. A total of 1058 residents from Luton, UK, a large town with an ethnically diverse population, completed a community survey. Questions centred around uptake or individuals’ intentions to accept the offer of COVID-19 vaccination alongside demographics, knowledge, and views on the vaccine. A binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the most significant predictors of vaccine hesitancy, while respondents’ reasons for not getting vaccinated were identified using qualitative content analysis. Findings revealed that age and ethnicity were the only sociodemographic factors to predict vaccine hesitancy. Knowledge of symptoms and transmission routes, alongside ensuring information about COVID-19 was objectively sourced, were all identified as protective factors against vaccine hesitancy. Qualitative analysis revealed that ‘lack of trust in government/authorities’ and ‘concern of the speed of vaccine development’ were the most common reasons for non-uptake. This research reinforces the importance of age, ethnicity, and knowledge as influential factors in predicting vaccine hesitancy. Further, this study uncovers some of the barriers of uptake that can be utilised in developing promotional campaigns to reduce vaccine hesitancy in certain sections of the diverse UK population.

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