COVID-19 Concerns, Vaccine Acceptance and Trusted Sources of Information among Patients Cared for in a Safety-Net Health System

We examined COVID-19 concerns, vaccine acceptance, and trusted sources of information among patients in a safety-net health system in Louisiana. The participants were surveyed via structured telephone interviews over nine months in 2021. Of 204 adult participants, 65% were female, 52% were Black, 44...

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Published in:Vaccines (Basel) 2022-06, Vol.10 (6), p.928
Main Authors: Davis, Terry C, Beyl, Robbie, Bhuiyan, Mohammad A N, Davis, Adrienne B, Vanchiere, John A, Wolf, Michael S, Arnold, Connie L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Brief Report
Care and treatment
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 concerns
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
COVID-19 vaccines
Digital media
Females
Health attitudes
Health risks
Hospital patients
Immunization
Information behavior
Males
Medical personnel
Patients
Physicians
Psychological aspects
Public health
Rural populations
Safety
Social networks
Surveys
trusted sources of COVID vaccine information
Vaccines
Viruses
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Summary:We examined COVID-19 concerns, vaccine acceptance, and trusted sources of information among patients in a safety-net health system in Louisiana. The participants were surveyed via structured telephone interviews over nine months in 2021. Of 204 adult participants, 65% were female, 52% were Black, 44.6% were White, and 46.5% were rural residents. The mean age was 53 years. The participants viewed COVID-19 as a serious public health threat (8.6 on 10-point scale). Black adults were more likely to perceive the virus as a threat than White adults (9.4 vs. 7.6 p < 0.0001), urban residents more than rural (9.0 vs. 8.2 p = 0.02), females more than males (8.9 vs. 8.1 p = 0.03). The majority (66.7%) had gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, with females being more likely than males (74.7 vs. 54.5% p = 0.02). There was no difference by race or rural residence. Overall, participants reported that physicians were the most trusted source of COVID-19 vaccine information (77.6%); followed by the CDC/FDA (50.5%), State Department of Health (41.4%), pharmacists (37.1%), nurses (36.7%); only 3.8% trusted social media. All sources were more trusted among black adults than White adults except family and social media. These findings could help inform efforts to design trustworthy public health messaging and clinical communication about the virus and vaccines.
ISSN:2076-393X
2076-393X
DOI:10.3390/vaccines10060928