Trends in COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake Among Persons Living With HIV in Washington, DC.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected older people, people with underlying health conditions, racial and ethnic minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and people living with HIV (PWH). We sought to describe vaccine hesitancy and associated factors, reasons for vaccine hesitancy, and vaccine uptake over time in PWH in Washington, DC.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey between October 2020 and December 2021 among PWH enrolled in a prospective longitudinal cohort in DC. Survey data were linked to electronic health record data and descriptively analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. The most common reasons for vaccine hesitancy and uptake were assessed.

Results

SUBMITTER: Castel AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529778 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature