Communicating COVID-19 vaccine information to Chinese communities in the UK: a qualitative study of their knowledge, information sources and trust.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In late 2020, the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates of Chinese people living in the UK were estimated between 52% and 57%, significantly lower than that of the general population (76%). This disparity formed a primary motivation for this study which explored Chinese communities' overall understanding of and attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccines, the sources of information about the vaccines and levels of (dis)trust in these sources.

Methods

29 focus groups with 154 participants from UK-based Chinese communities of varied sociodemographic backgrounds were conducted between March and November 2021. Focus group data were coded with NVivo and analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Participants generally had a good understanding of the health benefits of t

SUBMITTER: Gong QS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816719 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature