Characteristics influencing COVID-19 testing and vaccination among Spanish-speaking Latine persons in North Carolina.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Latine populations in the United States continue to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 with high rates of infection and mortality. Our community-based participatory research partnership examined factors associated with COVID-19 testing and vaccination within a particularly hidden, underserved, and vulnerable population: Spanish-speaking Latines.

Methods

In 2023, native Spanish-speaking Latine interviewers conducted phone-based structured individual assessments with 180 Spanish-speaking, predominantly immigrant Latines across North Carolina. We used univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses to examine associations between participant characteristics and COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

Results

Participant mean age was 41.7 (SD = 13),

SUBMITTER: Aguilar-Palma SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756757 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature