Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Marshallese and Hispanic communities in the United States have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Identifying strategies to reach late vaccine adopters is critical for ongoing and future vaccination efforts. We utilized a community-engaged approach that leveraged an existing community-based participatory research collaborative of an academic healthcare organization and Marshallese and Hispanic faith-based organizations (FBO) to host vaccination events.

Methods

Bilingual Marshallese and Hispanic study staff conducted informal interviews with 55 participants during the 15-minute post-vaccination observation period and formal semi-structured interviews with Marshallese (n = 5) and Hispanic (n = 4) adults post-event to assess the implementation of community

SUBMITTER: Vincenzo JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10068695 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature