Area and individual level analyses of demographic and socio-economic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Belgium.

ABSTRACT: Vaccination has played a major role in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. However, vaccination status can be influenced by demographic and socio-economic factors at individual and area level. In the context of the LINK-VACC project, the Belgian vaccine register for the COVID-19 vaccination campaign was linked at individual level with other registers, notably the COVID-19 laboratory test results and demographic and socio-economic variables from the DEMOBEL database. The present article aims at investigating to which extent COVID-19 vaccination status is associated with area level and/or individual level demographic and socio-economic factors. From a sample of all individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 (LINK-VACC sample) demographic and socio-economic indicators are derived and their impact on vac

SUBMITTER: Hubin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11108972 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature