The importance of community-specific survey data in understanding behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination: Lessons learned from urban neighborhoods in four United States cities

The importance of community-specific survey data in understanding behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination: Lessons learned from urban neighborhoods in four United States cities

[Display omitted] •Examining COVID-19 vaccination rates and drivers in urban neighborhoods.•COVID-19 vaccines and information concerns are higher in Black/Hispanic communities.•Community-level data can contribute to better tailored public health interventions.•Localized geographic data shows differe...

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Published in:Vaccine Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 194 - 205
Main Authors: O'Neil, Sasigant So, Pendl-Robinson, Emma L., Carosella, Elizabeth A., Sullivan, Brianna D., Sivasankaran, Anitha
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 12-01-2024
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Behavior
Behavioral intervention
Cities
Community
Community data
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Vaccines
Ethnic factors
Health education
Hispanic people
Humans
Immunization
Minority & ethnic groups
Neighborhoods
Pandemics
Polls & surveys
Public health
Sample size
Social norms
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Trends
United States
Vaccination
Vaccine acceptance
Viral diseases
United States
United States > US
COVID-19
Community data
Vaccine acceptance
Health education
Behavioral intervention
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Examining COVID-19 vaccination rates and drivers in urban neighborhoods.•COVID-19 vaccines and information concerns are higher in Black/Hispanic communities.•Community-level data can contribute to better tailored public health interventions.•Localized geographic data shows different trends in vaccine perceptions and beliefs. This descriptive study examined patterns and trends in coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rates and drivers among people living, working, or socializing in urban neighborhoods of predominantly Black and Hispanic communities and compared them with the results of two national surveys. Data for these communities came from a routine survey conducted as part of the Equity-first Vaccination Initiative (EVI) in urban neighborhoods within four United States (U.S.) cities during four phases of the pandemic between July 2021 and April 2022. Our sample included 5,970 responses, which were weighted to account for design effects and compositional differences among surveyed people across the four periods. We wanted to compare the results from the EVI survey to nationally representative surveys, therefore, we did not demographically weight the sample to look like the national surveys. As a result, the EVI survey included larger proportions of people identifying with non-white racial and ethnic groups than those groups’ proportions of the national population per the last U.S. Census (African American or Black: 49.8% vs. 13.7%, Hispanic or Latino/Latinx 36.5% vs. 18.9%, respectively). More EVI respondents reported concern about vaccines and fewer reported trust in COVID-19 information key messengers than national averages. The EVI survey found variation in the proportions as well as the magnitude and directionality of increases or decreases in beliefs about vaccination safety and effectiveness, the influence of religious beliefs, and intentions to get vaccinated. These differences highlight the granular insight that community-specific data can help better tailor interventions to communities disproportionately impacted by disease.
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ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.12.016