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Vaccination for COVID-19 among historically underserved Latino communities in the United States: Perspectives of community health workers.
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Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2022 Oct 18; Vol. 10, pp. 969370. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 18 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A critical step to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is vaccination. We conducted a mixed methods project that used online surveys and focus groups with 64 Community Health Workers and Promotor/as (CHW/Ps) located near the U.S.-Mexico border to identify barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination among Latino communities that have been historically underrepresented and medically underserved. Overall, personal barriers to vaccination included mistrust of manufacturers and administrators as well as fear of: becoming infected from the vaccine, discrimination/stigmatization from healthcare professionals administering the vaccine, exploitation/manipulation by the government or health authorities, and having personal information mishandled. Environmental and community barriers included being undocumented and fear-inducing myths and beliefs. Additional barriers included limited information and logistics pertaining to vaccination access. Targeted efforts are needed to overcome barriers in a culturally and contextually sensitive manner to prevent harm and reduce risk of infection among communities that have been historically underrepresented.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Garcini, Ambriz, Vázquez, Abraham, Sarabu, Abraham, Lucas-Marinelli, Lill and Tsevat.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2296-2565
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36330116
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.969370