ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Sentiments Among African American or Black Adolescents in Rural Alabama.
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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
- From Vulnerability to Hope: Experiences with COVID-19 over Time in Rural America.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- "Black Is Not Monolithic": Complexities in COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Ohio: analyzing the difference between metro and non-metro residents.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Where Are Future Doctors Who Southern Rural African Americans Will Trust? A Look Back into Rural Medical Scholars Data.Southern medical journal · 2025Article
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- Understanding Low Vaccine Uptake in the Context of Public Health in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Decisions about adopting novel COVID-19 vaccines among White adults in a rural state, USA: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 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
- Tough Talks COVID-19 Digital Health Intervention for Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Young Adults: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Black Adults Residing in Allegheny County, PA.Health equity · 2023Article
- The Journal of Adolescent Health's Editor-in-Chief's Annual Reflection: A Year of Endurance and Looking Toward the Future.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022Article
- Developing a Clinic-Based, Vaccine-Promoting Intervention for African American Youth in Rural Alabama: Protocol for a Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Implementation Science Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Trauma and US Minority Children and Youth.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
- What do adolescents think about vaccines? Systematic review of qualitative studies.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Considering the urgent need to increase vaccine uptake in Alabama, a rural state with the lowest rates of COVID-19 vaccination in the country, we conducted an exploratory study to elucidate sentiments toward vaccination among African American or black adolescents. We conducted in-depth interviews with 15-17 year olds in rural Alabama (N = 28). About 54% of our sample were female. Nearly a third lived with an older family member; 18% knew someone who contracted COVID-19. Using Rapid Qualitative Analysis, 3 COVID-19 vaccine-related themes emerged: influence of community leaders and older family members, fear of side effects and misinformation, and institutional distrust. To address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among rural African American or black adolescents, we suggest adopting a socioecological approach to public health messaging that addresses misinformation and government distrust and is delivered by local influencers with the social capital necessary to promote behavior change, namely older family members and Church officials.
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