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ArticleBMC public health2024

Heterogeneity in COVID-19 vaccine uptake within low-income minority communities: evidence from the watts neighborhood health study.

Elizabeth Wong, Ying Liu, Victoria Shier, Ashlesha Datar

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Article in BMC public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth WongCenter for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, 635 Downey Way, VPD, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7676-5462
Ying LiuCenter for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, 635 Downey Way, VPD, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1101-0269
Victoria ShierSol Price School of Public Policy, Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, 635 Downey Way, VPD, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4171-5972
Ashlesha DatarCenter for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, 635 Downey Way, VPD, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA. adatar@usc.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8526-8804
University of Southern California · US

Funding

The Impact of Improvements in Built- and Social-Environments and Housing on Obesity in Public Housing Residents: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in South Los AngelesR01CA228058 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI ASHLESHA DATAR · 2018 to 2026
$4.1M
Impact of Built, Social, and Housing Environments on Obesity in Low-Income ChildrenR01HD096293 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI ASHLESHA DATAR · 2018 to 2026
$3.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228058NCI NIH HHS R01CA228058NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD096293
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe literature on disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake focuses primarily on the differences between White versus non-White individuals or differences by socioeconomic status. Much less is known about disparities in vaccine uptake within low-income, minority communities and its correlates.

methodsThis study investigates disparities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake within racial and ethnic minoritized communities with similar socioeconomic backgrounds and built environments, specifically focusing on Black-Hispanic disparities and disparities within the Hispanic community by country of origin. Data are analyzed from the fourth wave (June 2021- May 2022) of the Watts Neighborhood Health Study, a cohort study of public housing residents in south Los Angeles, CA. Linear probability models estimated the association between vaccine uptake and participants' race/ethnicity, sequentially adding controls for sociodemographic characteristics, health care access and insurance, prior infection, and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines. Differences in reasons for vaccination status by race/ethnicity were also tested.

resultsMexican Hispanic and non-Mexican Hispanic participants were 31% points (95% CI: 0.21, 0.41, p < 0.001) and 44% points (95% CI: 0.32, 0.56, p < 0.001) more likely to be vaccinated than non-Hispanic Black participants, respectively. The disparity between Black and Hispanic participants was reduced by about 40% after controlling for attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines. Among Hispanic participants, non-Mexican participants were 13% points (95% CI: 0.03, 0.24, p = 0.01) more likely to be vaccinated than Mexican participants, however, these differences were no longer significant after controlling for individual and household characteristics (β = 0.04, 95% CI: -0.07, 0.15, p = 0.44).

conclusionThere are sizeable racial and ethnic COVID-19 vaccination disparities even within low-income and minoritized communities. Accounting for this heterogeneity and its correlates can be critically important for public health efforts to ensure vaccine equity.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesEthnicityHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLos AngelesPovertyCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19Low-incomeVaccinationVaccine attitudes

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