Race/Ethnicity Differences in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Nurses.
J Transcult Nurs
; 33(2): 134-140, 2022 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34989259
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
There is evidence for relatively lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people of color in the United States. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between race/ethnicity and COVID-19 vaccine uptake among nurses.METHODS:
Nurses in Southern California (N = 1183) completed a one-time, web-based survey to assess COVID-19 vaccine perceptions and uptake.RESULTS:
In all, 82.8% of respondents (N = 979) received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. Identifying as East Asian was associated with 14% higher odds of COVID-19 vaccine uptake relative to identifying as White (odds ratio [OR] = 1.14/95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.06, 1.24]); identifying as Filipino was associated with 14% higher odds of uptake (OR = 1.14/95% CI = [1.08, 1.20]); and identifying as Hispanic/Latinx was associated with 6% higher odds of uptake (OR = 1.06/95% CI = [1.00, 1.12]).DISCUSSION:
Although nurses and people of color have been identified as groups with low levels of COVID-19 vaccine uptake, this study found that nurses of color received the vaccine at higher levels than their White counterparts.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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4_TD
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Transcult Nurs
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article