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Colocation of COVID-19 Vaccination Services at Syringe Service Programs for People Who Inject Drugs and People Experiencing Houselessness in Oregon.
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Public Health Reports . Sep2024, p1. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Integrating vaccination services with other essential health services could increase vaccination rates among socially marginalized populations. We examined the associations between colocation of vaccines at syringe service programs and COVID-19 vaccination status among people who inject drugs and people experiencing houselessness.This study included 1891 participants aged ≥18 years at 9 sites in Oregon from July 2021 through March 2022. Participants self-reported whether they had ever received ≥1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. We calculated site-level COVID-19 vaccine availability and overall vaccination rates. We compared site-level vaccination rates and analyzed the association between vaccine availability and vaccination status.We found no significant difference in vaccination rates between sites that did and did not offer COVID-19 vaccines (<italic>t</italic>7 = −0.33; <italic>P</italic> = .75). We also found no significant association between vaccine availability and vaccination status. However, the odds of having received a COVID-19 vaccine were 2.79 times higher for each additional site visit during which COVID-19 vaccines were available (odds ratio [OR] = 2.79; 95% CI, 2.18-3.58; <italic>P</italic> < .001). The association between vaccine availability and vaccine status was not moderated by participant age (OR = 1.03; 95% CI, 0.99-1.07; <italic>P</italic> = .13) or housing instability (OR = 0.59; 95% CI, 0.13-2.60; <italic>P</italic> = .48).Colocating COVID-19 vaccines at syringe service programs was only positively associated with vaccination status if vaccines were offered frequently on-site. Future work should examine whether the frequency of offering vaccination services increases willingness to engage in vaccination and examine trust and convenience as potential mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00333549
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Public Health Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179522987
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549241271720