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Aboriginal peoples' perspectives about COVID-19 vaccines and motivations to seek vaccination: a qualitative study.
Graham, Simon; Blaxland, Megan; Bolt, Reuben; Beadman, Mitchell; Gardner, Kristy; Martin, Kacey; Doyle, Michael; Beetson, Karen; Murphy, Dean; Bell, Stephen; Newman, Christy E; Bryant, Joanne.
Afiliação
  • Graham S; Department of Infectious Diseases, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia grahams1@unimelb.edu.au.
  • Blaxland M; Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Bolt R; Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia.
  • Beadman M; Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Gardner K; Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Martin K; Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Doyle M; NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Beetson K; Department of Aboriginal Health, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Murphy D; The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Bell S; Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Newman CE; UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
  • Bryant J; School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
BMJ Glob Health ; 7(7)2022 07.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35858705
INTRODUCTION: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people compared with non-Aboriginal people in Australia have higher rates of chronic conditions. These conditions increase the risk of poorer health outcomes if infected with COVID-19, highlighting the importance of COVID-19 vaccination. This study examined what Aboriginal people think about COVID-19 vaccines, reasons why they were vaccinated or not vaccinated and factors involved in receiving COVID-19 vaccination. METHODS: We used a participatory peer researcher method to interview 35 Aboriginal people aged 15-80 years living in Western Sydney, Australia. Local Aboriginal people who had ties with the community conducted the interviews. The questions and analyses were framed using the WHO's Behavioural and Social Drivers of COVID-19 model. Interviews occurred between February 2021 and March 2021. Peer researchers were paid for their time in training and to conduct the interviews and each participant received $50. RESULTS: Reasons why participants would seek vaccination included: to protect themselves from infection and severe illness, to protect others in their community, to travel again and to return to 'normal life'. Reasons why some participants were hesitant about being vaccinated included: fear of vaccine side effects; negative stories on social media; and distrust in Australian governments and medical institutions. Aboriginal people preferred to access COVID-19 vaccination through their local Aboriginal Health Service or a general practitioner they already knew. CONCLUSION: Achieving high vaccination rates in Aboriginal communities is possible if vaccination programmes are delivered through trusted general practitioners or Aboriginal Health Services.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: COVID-19 / Serviços de Saúde do Indígena Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: COVID-19 / Serviços de Saúde do Indígena Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article