Vaccine mistrust among Black individuals in Canada: The major role of health literacy, conspiracy theories, and racial discrimination in the healthcare system

The COVID‐19 pandemic disproportionately affected Black communities in Canada in terms of infection and mortality rates compared to the general population. Despite these facts, Black communities are among those with the highest level of COVID‐19 vaccine mistrust (COVID‐19 VM). We collected novel dat...

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Published in:Journal of medical virology 2023-04, Vol.95 (4), p.e28738-n/a
Main Authors: Cénat, Jude Mary, Moshirian Farahi, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi, Bakombo, Schwab Mulopo, Dalexis, Rose Darly, Pongou, Roland, Caulley, Lisa, Yaya, Sanni, Etowa, Josephine, Venkatesh, Vivek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black individuals
Canada
Conspiracy
conspiracy theories
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID‐19 vaccine mistrust
Dependent variables
Discrimination
Female
Health care
Health education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Literacy
Health services
Humans
Independent variables
Infections
Infectious diseases
Literacy
Male
Pandemics
Public health
Racial discrimination
Racism
Sociodemographics
Vaccines
Virology
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Summary:The COVID‐19 pandemic disproportionately affected Black communities in Canada in terms of infection and mortality rates compared to the general population. Despite these facts, Black communities are among those with the highest level of COVID‐19 vaccine mistrust (COVID‐19 VM). We collected novel data to analyze the sociodemographic characteristics and factors associated with COVID‐19 VM among Black communities in Canada. A survey was conducted among a representative sample of 2002 Black individuals (51.66% women) aged 14−94 years (M = 29.34; SD = 10.13) across Canada. Vaccine mistrust was assessed as the dependent variable and conspiracy theories, health literacy, major racial discrimination in healthcare settings, and sociodemographic characteristics of participants were assessed as independent variables. Those with a history of COVID‐19 infection had higher COVID‐19 VM score (M = 11.92, SD = 3.88) compared to those with no history of infection (M = 11.25, SD = 3.83), t (1999) = −3.85, p 
ISSN:0146-6615
1096-9071
DOI:10.1002/jmv.28738