ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2022
Exploring the Scope and Dimensions of Vaccine Hesitancy and Resistance to Enhance COVID-19 Vaccination in Black Communities.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- COVID-19 Vaccination Messengers, Communication Channels, and Messages Trusted Among Black Communities in the USA: a Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Pooled it
- The Prevalence, Features, Influencing Factors, and Solutions for COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Black Populations: A Systematic Review of Strategies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Automated and Personalized Outreach Messages on Well-Child Visit Catch Up: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Academic pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Effect of Outreach Messages on Adolescent Well-Child Visits and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Rates: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.The Journal of pediatrics · 2023Trial
- Effect of Electronic Outreach Using Patient Portal Messages on Well Child Care Visit Completion: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- A Latent Profile Analysis of Vaccine Decision-Making Among Black Adults in South Central Los Angeles.Vaccines · 2026Article
- Relationships Between Vaccine Knowledge, Hesitancy, and Conspiracy Beliefs on COVID-19, Influenza, and HPV Vaccination.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- The role of opioid treatment programs' crisis response on client perceptions of risk and impact.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Under-Vaccination among Marginalized Populations in the United States and Canada: A Scoping Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Conspiracy narratives and vaccine hesitancy: a scoping review of prevalence, impact, and interventions.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Understanding Low Vaccine Uptake in the Context of Public Health in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Vaccines · 2024Article
- A scoping review of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: refusal rate, associated factors, and strategies to reduce.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Understanding cultural perceptions of sexuality in China and their influence on human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Manifestation of Health Denialism in Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: A Qualitative Study.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the "We Can Do This" Campaign Paid Media and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake, United States, December 2020-January 2022.Journal of health communication · 2023Article
- Factors that impact on recruitment to vaccine trials in the context of a pandemic or epidemic: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Vaccine perceptions among Black adults with long COVID.Ethnicity & health · 2023Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of populational adherence to prevention and control measures of COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases: a qualitative evidence synthesis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe long history of distrust that characterizes the relationship between the Black/African-American population and the US Medical community makes COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy of great concern. A needs assessment of the Black/African-American community assessed willingness and explored the perceptions of community members regarding COVID-19 vaccination.
methodsThe study used a mixed-methods approach. Respondents (n = 183) were surveyed with a web-based questionnaire. They were asked whether there would get vaccinated for COVID-19 barring any access or cost-related challenges. Perceptions of community members regarding vaccination were explored through one-on-one interviews (n = 30) and eight focus groups (n = 49), with participants drawn from across various demographic characteristics. Survey responses were summarized using frequencies and proportions. A thematic analysis was conducted on the qualitative data.
resultsThirty-four percent of respondents indicated "Yes" (willing to get vaccinated); 26.8% indicated "No", while 37.1% expressed hesitancy ("Maybe" or "I don't know"). Themes emerging from the qualitative data are grouped into three broad categories: vaccine accessibility (transportation, information, navigating healthcare system); vaccine hesitancy (with sub-categories of compliance, complacency and confidence); and vaccine "resistance" (conspiracy theories, conflicting beliefs, distrust of Government, trustworthiness of Health care).
conclusionFindings demonstrate a nuanced expansion of "vaccine hesitancy" to delineate groups with varying issues and perspectives. Interventions to enhance vaccination rates in Black/African-American communities should incorporate components that assure accessibility at the minimum, but also address non-access-related issues. Priority should be given to enhancing vaccine literacy, information-sharing as efficacy and safety data emerge, and addressing specific concerns identified through community-engaged outreach efforts.
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