ArticleHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2021
Engaging Latino Families About COVID-19 Vaccines: A Qualitative Study Conducted in Oregon, USA.
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- Factors influencing adolescents' decision-making about COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review with qualitative synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Prevalence, Features, Influencing Factors, and Solutions for COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
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- A Stepped-Wedge Social Media Training Intervention for Community Health Workers In Spanish-Speaking Communities: A Study Protocol for Dime La VerDAD.Research square · 2026Article
- A Latent Profile Analysis of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy among Economically Marginalized Hispanic Mothers of Children under Five Years of Age in the US.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 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
- Exploring differences in perceived barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake and testing intention by vaccination status and testing hesitancy among rural Latino communities in Southwest Florida.Ethnicity & health · 2025Article
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- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation Endorsement among a Sample of Native Spanish-Speakers in the US: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Hispanic adult population of South Carolina: a complex mixed-method design evaluation study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Physical and Psychological Burden among Caregivers of Latinx Older Adults with Stroke and Multimorbidity.Ethnicity & disease · 2023Article
- A Tale of Two Audiences: Formative Research and Campaign Development for Two Different Latino Audiences, to Improve COVID-19 Prevention Behavior.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in ethnic minority groups: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of initial attitudes in qualitative research.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2023Review
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- Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Qualitative Study of Mostly Immigrant Racial/Ethnic Minority Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesLatinos are disproportionately vulnerable to severe COVID-19 due to workplace exposure, multigenerational households, and existing health disparities. Rolling out COVID-19 vaccines among vulnerable Latinos is critical to address disparities. This study explores vaccine perceptions of Latino families to inform culturally centered strategies for vaccine dissemination.
methodSemistructured telephone interviews with Latino families (22 mothers and 24 youth, 13-18 years old) explored COVID-19 vaccine perceptions including (1) sources of information, (2) trust of vaccine effectiveness and willingness to get vaccinated, and (3) access to the vaccine distribution. We identified thematic patterns using immersion-crystallization.
resultsWe found that (1) 41% expressed optimism and willingness to receive the vaccine coupled with concerns about side effects; (2) 45% expressed hesitancy or would refuse vaccination based on mistrust, myths, fear of being used as "guinea pigs," and the perceived role of politics in vaccine development; (3) families "digested" information gathered from social media, the news, and radio through intergenerational communication; and (4) participants called for community-led advocacy and "leading by example" to dispel fear and misinformation. Optimistic participants saw the vaccine as a way to protect their families, allowing youth to return to schools and providing safer conditions for frontline essential workers.
conclusionsCulturally centered vaccine promotion campaigns may consider the Latino family unit as their target audience by providing information that can be discussed among parents and youth, engaging a range of health providers and advocates that includes traditional practitioners and community health workers, and disseminating information at key venues, such as schools, churches, and supermarkets.
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