“They said we’re all in it together, but we were kind of separated”: barriers to access, and suggestions for improving access to official information about COVID-19 vaccines for migrants in Australia DOI Creative Commons
Davoud Pourmarzi,

Petya Fitzpatrick,

Keeley Allen

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Vaccination is a cornerstone of public health measures to mitigate the burden COVID-19 infection. Equitable access information necessary ensure all members society can make an informed decision about vaccines. We sought investigate barriers that migrants living in Australia faced accessing official vaccines and identify potential solutions.This study used descriptive qualitative design. Seventeen adults born World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean Region participated semi-structured interview conducted via telephone. Participants were recruited using advertising through social media platforms. The interviews between December 2021 February 2022. All audio-recorded transcribed verbatim. Data analysed inductive thematic analysis. In this was defined as provided by Australian system.Barriers related unmet language needs, methods dissemination, mistrust sources information. To overcome barriers, participants suggested improving quality timeliness support, diverse modes working with migrant communities, providing opportunities for two-way communication, communicating uncertainty, building broader foundation trust.Information during different stages vaccination program should be migrants' languages at same time it available English variety dissemination. acceptability improved acknowledging people's concerns safety effectiveness communication. People's trust communities recognising contributions society. findings may improve managing response other emergencies similar societies.

Language: Английский

Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among refugees and other migrant populations: A systematic scoping review DOI Creative Commons

Yasaman Yazdani,

Poojitha Pai, Shahab Sayfi

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(7), P. e0292143 - e0292143

Published: July 5, 2024

Objective This study aimed to map the existing literature identify predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among refugees, immigrants, and other migrant populations. Methods A systematic search Medline, Embase, Scopus, APA PsycInfo Cumulative Index Nursing Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) was conducted up 31 January 2023 relevant English peer-reviewed observational studies. Two independent reviewers screened abstracts, selected studies, extracted data. Results We identified 34 cross-sectional primarily in high income countries (76%). Lower acceptance associated with mistrust host countries’ government healthcare system, concerns about safety effectiveness vaccines, limited knowledge infection lower risk perception, integration level country. Female gender, younger age, education level, being single were most Additionally, sources information vaccines previous history infection, also influence acceptance. Vaccine towards booster doses various brands not adequately studied. Conclusions hesitancy a lack trust have become significant public health within These findings may help providing for current future outreach strategies

Language: Английский

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Anti-vaccine attitudes and COVID-19 vaccine status at the end of the U.S. public health emergency DOI
Jasmin Choi, Jonathan Feelemyer, Karen Choe

et al.

Vaccine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 55, P. 127003 - 127003

Published: March 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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The spillover effect of implicit immigrant stereotypes and incidental pandemic threat DOI
Maria Duque, David De Coninck, Pablo Montero‐Zamora

et al.

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 99, P. 101939 - 101939

Published: Feb. 10, 2024

Language: Английский

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Battling measles: Shifting strategies to meet emerging challenges and inequities DOI Creative Commons

Felicia Pasadyn,

Nick Mamo, Arthur L. Caplan

et al.

Ethics Medicine and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 33, P. 101047 - 101047

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Pandemic Pregnancy Experiences and Risk Mitigation Behaviors: COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in Canada DOI Open Access

Sigourney Shaw-Churchill,

Karen P. Phillips

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 22(3), P. 425 - 425

Published: March 14, 2025

Pregnant people in Canada during the pandemic faced complex decision-making related to COVID-19 exposure risks and safety of mitigation measures, including vaccines. To help inform future infectious disease-health promotion, we assessed pregnancy experiences risk strategies. Respondents, pregnant at any time after January 2020 Canada, completed an online, cross-sectional, descriptive survey from September 2021 February 2022. Logistic regression was used identify predictive factors associated with vaccine uptake history infection. A purposive sample predominantly non-racialized, high socioeconomic status women (n = 564), 58.2% primigravid pandemic, reported (87.4%). Educational attainment beyond school predicted vaccination (college AOR: 2.72, CI: 1.24-5.94, p < 0.001; university AOR 4.01, 1.91-8.40, post-graduate 7.31, 2.84-18.81, 0.001). Immigrant reduced likelihood (AOR: 0.20; 0.09-0.49, Racialized participants were 2.78-fold more likely report infection (CI:1.19-6.50, 0.018). very high; however, hesitancy evident among immigrants, racialized a Tailored public health messaging using equity lens may yield robust for respiratory disease outbreaks.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Communication in Shaping COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice and Vaccine-Related Decision-Making Among a Selected Group of Immigrants in the U.S. and Canada: An Exploratory Study DOI
Rukhsana Ahmed,

Parul Jain

Communication Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 23

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mobilizing COVID-19 Vaccination Partnerships for Newcomer Refugees and Immigrants in the Calgary, Canada Area, 2021–2022 DOI
Fariba Aghajafari,

Laurent Wall,

Amanda M. Weightman

et al.

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Effect of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Intention, and/or Hesitancy and Its Association with Our Health and/or Important Areas of Functioning DOI Creative Commons
Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu, Chung‐Ying Lin

Vaccines, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(2), P. 368 - 368

Published: Feb. 6, 2023

The emergence of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has had a significant negative impact on the world, with its effect noted in various areas, such as commerce [...].

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Mediates the Relationship between Health Literacy and Vaccination in a Diverse Sample of Urban Adults DOI Creative Commons
Emily Hurstak, Francesca R Farina, Michael K. Paasche‐Orlow

et al.

Vaccines, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(12), P. 1848 - 1848

Published: Dec. 13, 2023

We sought to analyze the relationship between health literacy, confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, and self-reported vaccination. hypothesized that literacy vaccination would be mediated by vaccine confidence. recruited (N = 271) English- Spanish-speaking adults Boston Chicago from September 2018 2021. performed a probit mediation analysis determine if vaccines predicted Participants were on average 50 years old, 65% female, 40% non-Hispanic Black, 25% Hispanic, 30% White; 231 (85%) reported at least one A higher mean score (t −7.9, p < 0.001) −2.2, 0.03) associated with vaccination, but only multivariate model. Vaccine (mediated effects: 0.04; 95% CI [0.02, 0.08]). found using simple tool measure identified people who declined or delayed diverse sample of varying levels literacy. Simple short survey tools can useful identify may benefit promotion efforts evidence-based communication strategies.

Language: Английский

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Sociodemographic factors associated with vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian community in Canada DOI Creative Commons

Baanu Manoharan,

Rosain Stennett, Russell J. de Souza

et al.

Can J Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 7, 2024

Abstract Objective South Asians represent the largest non-white ethnic group in Canada and were disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to determine factors associated with vaccine hesitancy Asian Canadians. Methods conducted a cross-sectional analysis of using data collected at baseline assessment prospective cohort study, COVID CommUNITY Asian. Participants (18 + years) recruited from Greater Toronto Hamilton Area Ontario (ON) Vancouver British Columbia (BC) between April November 2021. Demographic characteristics attitudes measured Vaccine Attitudes Examination (VAX) scale collected. Each item is scored on 6-point Likert scale, higher scores reflect greater hesitancy. A multivariable linear mixed effects model was used identify sociodemographic hesitancy, adjusting for multiple covariates. Results total 1496 self-identified (52% female) analyzed (mean age = 38.5 years; standard deviation (SD): 15.3). The mean VAX score 3.2, SD: 0.8 [range: 1.0‒6.0]. Factors included: time since immigration (p 0.04), previous infection < 0.001), marital status living multigenerational household 0.03), 0.02), education employment 0.001). Conclusion Among ON BC, immigration, prior infection, status, household, age, education, This information can be address population future waves or pandemics.

Language: Английский

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