R Rajprasath, V Dinesh Kumar, Magi Murugan, Bhavani Prasad Goriparthi, Rema Devi
Evaluating the effectiveness of integrating radiological and cross-sectional anatomy in first-year medical students - A randomized, crossover study
Journal of education and health promotion
south asians represent largest nonwhite ethnic group canada disproportionately impacted covid19 pandemic sought determine factors associated vaccine hesitancy south asian canadians conducted crosssectional analysis vaccine hesitancy using data collected baseline assessment prospective cohort study covid community south asian participants 18 years recruited greater toronto hamilton area ontario greater vancouver area british columbia bc april november 2021 demographic characteristics vaccine attitudes measured vaccine attitudes examination vax scale collected item scored 6point likert scale higher scores reflect greater hesitancy multivariable linear mixed effects model used identify sociodemographic factors associated vaccine hesitancy adjusting multiple covariates total 1496 selfidentified south asians 52 female analyzed mean age 385 years standard deviation sd 153 mean vax score 32 sd 08 range 1060 factors associated vaccine hesitancy included time since immigration p 004 previous covid19 infection p 0001 marital status p 0001 living multigenerational household p 003 age p 002 education p 0001 employment status p 0001 among south asians living bc time since immigration prior covid19 infection marital status living multigenerational household age education employment status associated vaccine hesitancy information used address vaccine hesitancy south asian population future covid19 waves pandemics