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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedHeintzman J, Springer R, Marino M
Latino adolescent-mother language concordance, neighborhood deprivation, and vaccinations in community health centers.
Researchers examined the association between adolescent-mother language concordance and neighborhood social deprivation with adolescent vaccination completion in order to understand social/family factors related to Latino adolescent vaccination. They used a multistate, EHR-based dataset of community health center patients to compare three Latino groups; their sample included over 56,000 adolescent-mother dyads. Their findings indicated that English-preferring adolescents with Spanish-preferring mothers had the highest completion rates. The researchers concluded that future studies could attempt to understand what advantage this language dyad may have in adolescent vaccination completion.
AHRQ-funded; HS025962.
Citation: Heintzman J, Springer R, Marino M .
Latino adolescent-mother language concordance, neighborhood deprivation, and vaccinations in community health centers.
Matern Child Health J 2023 Nov; 27(11):2026-37. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03742-0..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Community-Based Practice, Vaccination, Children/Adolescents, Vulnerable Populations, Social Determinants of Health
Shover CL, Rosen A, Mata J
Engaging same-day peer ambassadors to increase coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination among people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Los Angeles County: a hybrid feasibility-evaluation study.
This study’s goal was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of engaging unhoused peer ambassadors (PAs) in COVID-19 vaccination efforts to reach people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Los Angeles County. A total of 117 PAs were enrolled at 103 events, participating for an average of 2 hours. Findings showed that 197 additional people were vaccinated over 167 PA hours, accounting for >25% of all vaccines given at these events, indicating that recruiting same-day unhoused PAs is a feasible, acceptable, and preliminarily effective technique to increase COVID-19 vaccination in unsheltered settings.
AHRQ-funded; HS026407.
Citation: Shover CL, Rosen A, Mata J .
Engaging same-day peer ambassadors to increase coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination among people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Los Angeles County: a hybrid feasibility-evaluation study.
J Infect Dis 2022 Oct 7;226(suppl 3):S346-s52. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac291..
Keywords: COVID-19, Vaccination, Vulnerable Populations, Public Health
Khorasani SB, Koutoujian PJ, Zubiago J
COVID-19 vaccine interest among corrections officers and people who are incarcerated at Middlesex County jail, Massachusetts.
The Middlesex [Massachusetts] Sheriff’s Office developed and distributed two self-response surveys to assess COVID-19 vaccine willingness among people incarcerated in the jail and among people who work at the jail. The goal of this study was to characterize vaccine willingness in these two populations at the Middlesex House of Correction and Jail. Findings showed that 59% of people incarcerated in jail did not want the COVID-19 vaccine, while 82% of jail staff were interested in receiving the vaccine. Among people who were incarcerated, those who identified as Black had significantly decreased odds of wanting the vaccine compared to those who identified as white. Race was not significantly associated with vaccine willingness among jail employees when adjusting for role and gender.
AHRQ-funded; HS026008.
Citation: Khorasani SB, Koutoujian PJ, Zubiago J .
COVID-19 vaccine interest among corrections officers and people who are incarcerated at Middlesex County jail, Massachusetts.
J Urban Health 2021 Aug;98(4):459-63. doi: 10.1007/s11524-021-00545-y..
Keywords: COVID-19, Vaccination, Vulnerable Populations
Teixeira da Silva D, Biello K, Lin WY
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among an online sample of sexual and gender minority men and transgender women.
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations are particularly vulnerable to poor COVID-19 outcomes and are more likely to experience stigma and medical mistrust that may impact COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. This study examined the prevalence of COVID testing and diagnosis and assessed COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among a large sample of SGM. The investigators found that black participants were significantly less likely to accept a COVID-19 vaccine, and Asian participants were significantly more likely to accept a vaccine, compared to White peers.
AHRQ-funded; HS0226116.
Citation: Teixeira da Silva D, Biello K, Lin WY .
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among an online sample of sexual and gender minority men and transgender women.
Vaccines 2021 Mar;9(3). doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030204..
Keywords: Vaccination, COVID-19, Public Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Vulnerable Populations
Ozawa S, Yemeke TT, Evans DR
Defining hard-to-reach populations for vaccination.
Extending the benefits of vaccination to everyone who is eligible requires an understanding of which populations current vaccination efforts have struggled to reach. A clear definition of "hard-to-reach" populations is essential for estimating the size of target groups, sharing lessons learned based on consistent definitions, and allocating resources appropriately. In this paper, a literature review was conducted to determine what formal definitions of hard-to-reach populations exist and how they are being used, and to propose definitions to consider for future use.
AHRQ-funded; HS023317.
Citation: Ozawa S, Yemeke TT, Evans DR .
Defining hard-to-reach populations for vaccination.
Vaccine 2019 Sep 3;37(37):5525-34. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.06.081..
Keywords: Vaccination, Vulnerable Populations, Access to Care