Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes among Arab American Healthcare Professionals Living in the United States

Vaccines

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Seongho Kim¹  Vijaya Arun Kumar²  Rouba Ali-Fehmi³  Evi Abada³  Marcus Zervos⁴  Anita Shallal⁴  Linda Kaljee⁵  Doreen Dankerlui⁵  Deema Ujayli⁶  Michele L. Cote⁷  Omar Fehmi⁸  Ziad Fehmi⁸  Suma Alzouhayli⁹  Rami Musallam⁹ 

[1] Biostatistics Core, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R. St, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;

[2] Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, 3990 John R. Rd, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;

[3] Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, 3990 John R. Rd, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;

[4] Division of Infectious Disease, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Blvd, CFP 303, Detroit, MI 48202, USA;

[5] Global Health Initiative, Henry Ford Health System, One Ford Place, 1E, Detroit, MI 48202, USA;

[6] Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 965 Fee Rd A110, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;

[7] Population Sciences and Disparities Research, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R. Rd, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;

[8] The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, 101 N Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA;

[9] Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4201 St Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;

关键词: COVID-19;    vaccine hesitancy;    vaccine confidence;    vaccine attitudes;    Arab Americans;   

DOI  :  10.3390/vaccines9090942

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Vaccine hesitancy is the next great barrier for public health. Arab Americans are a rapidly growing demographic in the United States with limited information on the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy. We therefore sought to study the attitudes towards the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine amongst Arab American health professionals living in the United States. Methods: This was a cross sectional study utilizing an anonymous online survey. The survey was distributed via e-mail to National Arab American Medical Association members and Arab-American Center for Economic and Social Services healthcare employees. Respondents were considered vaccine hesitant if they selected responses other than a willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Results: A total of 4000 surveys were sent via e-mail from 28 December 2020 to 31 January 2021, and 513 responses were received. The highest group of respondents were between the ages of 18–29 years and physicians constituted 48% of the respondents. On multivariable analysis, we found that respondents who had declined an influenza vaccine in the preceding 5 years (p < 0.001) and allied health professionals (medical assistants, hospital administrators, case managers, researchers, scribes, pharmacists, dieticians and social workers) were more likely to be vaccine hesitant (p = 0.025). In addition, respondents earning over $150,000 US dollars annually were less likely to be vaccine hesitant and this finding was significant on multivariable analysis (p = 0.011). Conclusions: Vaccine hesitancy among health care providers could have substantial impact on vaccine attitudes of the general population, and such data may help inform vaccine advocacy efforts.

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