Financial Incentives Are Associated with Lower Likelihood of COVID-19 Vaccination in Northeast Ohio

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

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Jenny D. Gong¹  Emma Barnboym²  Megan O’Mara³  Natalie Gurevich³  Maya Mattar³  Donald D. Anthony¹  Nora G. Singer¹  Adam T. Perzynski¹ 

[1]Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

[2]The MetroHealth System

[3]Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center

关键词: COVID-19;    Health Policy;    Monetary Incentives;    Ohio;    Qualitative Research;    Surveys and Questionnaires;    Vaccination Hesitancy;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2022.220265R1

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Background: Declining COVID-19 vaccination rates have led to implementation of monetary incentives to increase vaccine uptake. The Ohio Vax-a-Million lottery and subsequent $100 incentives were created to encourage individuals to become vaccinated. The purpose of this survey was to determine the efficacy of these monetary incentives on vaccination rates.Methods: A 38-item questionnaire was given to outpatients at MetroHealth and Cleveland Veteran Affairs Hospitals between August 2021 and February 2022 who either waited 2 or more months to receive the COVID-19 vaccination or have not yet been vaccinated. The survey contained questions regarding demographics and perceptions of COVID-19 monetary incentives on vaccination likelihood.Results: Of the 471 participants surveyed, 0.95% reported that the Ohio Vax-a-Million lottery increased their vaccination likelihood, while 29.7% reported that it decreased their likelihood. 6.8% of respondents reported the $100 incentive increased their vaccination likelihood while 17.4% reported it decreased their vaccination chances. 20.6% of participants stated news of the Delta (δ) variant increased their vaccination likelihood.Conclusion: Our study results suggest that monetary incentives were not associated with increased COVID-19 vaccination rates. Instead, more participants believed that these incentives decreased their vaccination likelihood. Expansion of the survey across a wider sociodemographic range can provide further evidence of the efficacy of these programs before reimplementation.

【 授权许可】

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