SynthesisVaccine2022
Overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minorities: A systematic review of UK studies.
Synthesis in Vaccine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of the determinants of vaccine hesitancy in the UK: Implications for future TB vaccine adoption.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Women's experiences of maternity care in high-income countries during the pandemic health system shock: a follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions to Address Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes by Ethnicity: A Systematic Review.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- Development of a Conceptual Framework of Health Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review of Reviews.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Pooled it
- Factors influencing adolescents' decision-making about COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review with qualitative synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- How has co-design been used to address vaccine hesitancy globally? A systematic review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Pooled it
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- Effect of invitation letter in language of origin on screening attendance: randomised controlled trial in BreastScreen Norway.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2023Trial
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- Vaccine communication: a critical review of foundations, challenges, and future directions.NPJ vaccines · 2026Review
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- Differences in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake according to region of birth: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Sweden.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Effects of a smartphone-based chatbot intervention on influenza and COVID-19 vaccine uptake among South Asians.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Racial disparities related to the perception of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among parents of children aged 0-12 years old in Canada.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Cultural tailoring of vaccination messages: leveraging culturally adapted audio messaging in the promotion of maternal and infant vaccination uptake in rural communities in Nigeria.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Predictors of vaccine hesitancy among medical students at the University of Belgrade.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- When conflict meets political exclusion: Ethnicity, governance, and child mortality.SSM - population health · 2025Article
- Mental health issues, coping mechanisms, and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among chronically ill patients in tertiary health facilities in Central Region, Ghana.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Risk of Meningococcal Disease or Carriage During Mass Gatherings and Associated Travel: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Review
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Ethnic minority communities in the UK have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, with increased risks of infection, severe disease, and death. Hesitancy around the COVID-19 vaccine may be contributing to disparities in vaccine delivery to ethnic minority communities. This systematic review aims to strengthen understanding of COVID-19 vaccine concerns among ethnic minorities in the UK. Five databases were searched in February 2022, yielding 24 peer-reviewed studies reporting on vaccine hesitancy or acceptance in ethnic minority groups. Data were extracted using a standardised form, and quality assessment was carried out using the Standard Quality Criteria. There were three key themes: (1). Prevalence of vaccine hesitancy; (2). Reasons for vaccine hesitancy and acceptance; and (3). Recommendations to address vaccine concerns. Vaccine hesitancy, which was more common among some ethnic minority groups, is a complex phenomenon, driven by misinformation, mistrust, concerns about safety and efficacy, and structural and systemic inequities. Community engagement and tailored communication may help to address vaccine concerns. Robust data disaggregated by ethnicities are needed to better understand barriers and facilitators for COVID-19 vaccine delivery in ethnic minority communities. Strategies to address structural disadvantage need to be inclusive, comprehensive, and behaviorally informed and foster confidence in healthcare systems and governments. Community leaders and health care practitioners may prove to be the most important agents in creating an environment of trust within ethnic minority groups.
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