Kimberley Begley, Ann Ryan Haddad, Carla Christensen, Elaine Lust
A health education program for underserved community youth led by health professions students
American journal of pharmaceutical education
covid19 pandemic one deadliest global public health events united states 11 million individuals died covid19 third leading cause death cdc 2023 vaccine uptake stalled among different demographics vaccine hesitancy delay accepting refusing vaccines poses significant challenge regardless availability safe effective covid19 vaccines study aimed identify disparate covid19 vaccine uptake among individuals western new york primary objective identify factors contributing lower rates covid19 vaccination within populationdata collected 585 adults recruited 20 niagara erie counties sites using selfadministered survey vaccine hesitancy vaccination status covid19related characteristics survey included adult vaccine hesitancy scale avhs acquired information demographic characteristics covid19 impact knowledge information sources data analyzed using descriptive statistics chisquared test wilcoxon ranksum test logistic regression modelfindings suggest unvaccinated participants n 35 concerned vaccine side effects 486 vaccinatedunboosted participants n 52 400 reported clinical concerns adjusting gender age healthcare provider guidance family guidance remained significant predictors vaccination status clinical research studies significant predictors booster status findings study suggest public health interventions target vaccine education facilitate wellinformed decisions covid19 vaccines lead less vaccine hesitancy