Factors influencing intent to receive COVID-19 vaccination among Black and White adults in the southeastern United States, October - December 2020

Vaccination intent is foundational for effective COVID-19 vaccine campaigns. To understand factors and attitudes influencing COVID-19 vaccination intent in Black and White adults in the US south, we conducted a mixed-methods cross-sectional survey of 4512 adults enrolled in the Southern Community Co...

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Published in:Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2021-12, Vol.17 (12), p.4761-4798
Main Authors: Cunningham-Erves, Jennifer, Mayer, Carol S., Han, Xijing, Fike, Landon, Yu, Chang, Tousey, Phyllis M., Schlundt, David G., Gupta, Deepak K., Mumma, Michael T., Walkley, David, Steinwandel, Mark D., Edwards, Kathryn M., Lipworth, Loren, Sanderson, Maureen, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Shrubsole, Martha J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cohort Studies
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
racial disparities
Research Paper
SARS-CoV-2
socio-demographic factors
Southeastern United States
Vaccination
vaccine acceptance
vaccine hesitancy
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Summary:Vaccination intent is foundational for effective COVID-19 vaccine campaigns. To understand factors and attitudes influencing COVID-19 vaccination intent in Black and White adults in the US south, we conducted a mixed-methods cross-sectional survey of 4512 adults enrolled in the Southern Community Cohort Study (SCCS), an ongoing study of racial and economic health disparities. Vaccination intent was measured as "If a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 became available to you, how likely are you to choose to get the COVID-19 vaccination?" with options of "very unlikely," "somewhat unlikely," "neither unlikely nor likely," "somewhat likely," and "very likely." Reasons for intent, socio-demographic factors, preventive behaviors, and other factors were collected. 46% of participants had uncertain or low intent. Lower intent was associated with female gender, younger age, Black race, more spiritual/religious, lower perceived COVID-19 susceptibility, living in a greater deprivation area, lower reading ability, and lack of confidence in childhood vaccine safety or COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness or safety (p
ISSN:2164-5515
2164-554X
2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2021.1984134