COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among persons living in homeless shelters in France
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is frequent and can constitute a barrier to the dissemination of vaccines once they are available. Unequal access to vaccines may also contribute to socioeconomic inequalities with regard to COVID-19. We studied vaccine hesitancy among persons living in homeless shelters i...
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Published in | Vaccine Vol. 39; no. 25; pp. 3315 - 3318 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier Ltd
08.06.2021
Elsevier Limited Elsevier |
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Summary: | COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is frequent and can constitute a barrier to the dissemination of vaccines once they are available. Unequal access to vaccines may also contribute to socioeconomic inequalities with regard to COVID-19. We studied vaccine hesitancy among persons living in homeless shelters in France between May and June 2020 (n = 235). Overall, 40.9% of study participants reported vaccine hesitancy, which is comparable to general population trends in France. In multivariate regression models, factors associated with vaccine hesitancy are: being a woman (OR = 2.55; 95% CI 1.40–4.74), living with a partner (OR = 2.48, 95% CI 1.17–5.41), no legal residence in France (OR = 0.51, 95% CI 0.27–0.92), and health literacy (OR = 0.38, 95% CI 0.21, 0.68). Our results suggest that trends in vaccine hesitancy and associated factors are similar among homeless persons as in the general population. Dissemination of information on vaccine risks and benefits needs to be adapted to persons who experience severe disadvantage. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 PMCID: PMC8114835 The ECHO study group includes Pierre Anquetil, Léa Balage, Estelle Dussert, Betty Girard, Laure Luyinga Nzuzi, Hermine Metias, Nathalie Oprescu, Philippe Rebouffat-Roux (Habitat et Humanisme), Anahaid Armenian, Marianne Auffret, Perrine Leclerc (Association Aurore), Faouzi Bertrand (Groupe SOS), Mourad Bouderbal (Croix Rouge Française), Antoine Denis (SIAO 67), Christelle Witczak (Empreintes Sud 77), François Fortin (La Rose des Vents). |
ISSN: | 0264-410X 1873-2518 0264-410X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.012 |