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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2023

Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence with People from Black and Asian Backgrounds in England.

Judith Eberhardt, Jonathan Ling, Louis Horsley, Jessie Cunnett, Ella Fryer-Smith, Jacob Lant, Sue Edwards, Euan Ross

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Judith EberhardtSchool of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Department of Psychology, Teesside University, Borough Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BX, UK. j.eberhardt@tees.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-0745-178X
Jonathan LingFaculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland, Chester Road, Sunderland, SR1 3SD, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2932-4474
Louis HorsleyTraverse, Office 501, 31-35 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TE, UK.
Jessie CunnettTraverse, Office 501, 31-35 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TE, UK.
Ella Fryer-SmithTraverse, Office 501, 31-35 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TE, UK.
Jacob LantNational Customer Service Centre, Healthwatch England, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PA, UK.
Sue EdwardsNational Customer Service Centre, Healthwatch England, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PA, UK.
Euan RossNational Customer Service Centre, Healthwatch England, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PA, UK.
London TravelWatch · GBTeesside University · GBUniversity of Sunderland · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsLittle research has examined factors underlying COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy or refusal in Black and Asian individuals in England, among whom hesitancy tends to be higher than in the general population. This qualitative study aimed to gain an understanding of factors affecting hesitancy in Black and Asian individuals in England, to help address concerns about having the vaccine.

methodNinety-five participants (51 women, 42 men, 2 other; 58% were aged between 30 and 49) recruited via a market recruitment agency, local Healthwatch networks, and using a snowballing method, participated in four activities on an online engagement platform, sharing their attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, and factors shaping their beliefs and concerns, over 5 weeks from April to March 2021.

resultsInductive thematic analysis revealed five themes: (1) a variety of views on the COVID-19 vaccine, (2) targeted messaging for Black and Asian people as counterproductive, (3) confusion over the purpose of the vaccine roll-out, (4) hesitancy to take the vaccine, and (5) local networks as a trusted source of information.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that respecting individuals' agency, transparency of information provided, and the independence of the bodies providing this information are important. Instead of targeted messaging, local networks should be used in campaigns to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Black and Asian individuals.

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AsianBlack PeopleCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesVaccination HesitancyAdultEnglandFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19Ethnic minoritiesVaccine acceptanceVaccine hesitancy

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PMID35913541
PMCPMC9341420
OpenAlexW4289261554

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