Barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among resource-limited adults diagnosed with chronic illness
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Spees, Lisa P.
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
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Biddell, Caitlin B.
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
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Angove, Rebekah S. M.
- Other Affiliation: Patient Advocate Foundation
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Gallagher, Kathleen D.
- Other Affiliation: Patient Advocate Foundation
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Anderson, Eric
- Other Affiliation: Patient Advocate Foundation
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Christenbury, Ashley
- Other Affiliation: Patient Advocate Foundation
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Rocque, Gabrielle
- Other Affiliation: University of Alabama-Birmingham
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Wheeler, Stephanie B.
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
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- Background Despite the use of interventions (e.g., monetary incentives, educational campaigns, on-site workplace vaccination) to increase COVID-19 vaccination, differences in uptake persist by poverty level, insurance status, geography, race, and ethnicity, suggesting that these interventions may not be adequately addressing the barriers faced by these populations. Among a sample of resource-limited individuals with chronic illnesses, we (1) described the prevalence of different types of barriers to the COVID-19 vaccination and (2) identified associations between patients' sociodemographic characteristics and barriers to vaccination. Methods We surveyed a national sample of patients with chronic illness and demonstrated healthcare affordability and/or access challenges about barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in July 2021. We categorized participant responses into cost, transportation, informational, and attitudinal barrier domains and assessed the prevalence of each domain, both overall and by self-reported vaccination status. Using logistic regression models, we examined unadjusted and adjusted associations between respondent characteristics (sociodemographic, geographic, and healthcare access) and self-reported barriers to vaccination. Results Of 1,342 respondents in the analytic sample, 20% (264/1,342) reported informational barriers and 9% (126/1,342) reported attitudinal barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. Transportation and cost barriers were reported much less commonly, by only 1.1% (15/1,342) and 0.7% (10/1,342) of the sample, respectively. Controlling for all other characteristics, respondents with either a specialist as their usual source of care or no usual source of care had an 8.4 (95% CI: 1.7–15.1) and 18.1 (95% CI: 4.3–32.0) percentage point higher predicted probability, respectively, of reporting informational barriers to care. Compared to females, males had an 8.4% point (95% CI: 5.5–11.4) lower predicted probability of reporting attitudinal barriers. Only attitudinal barriers were associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake.ConclusionAmong a sample of adults with chronic illnesses who had received financial assistance and case management services from a national non-profit, informational and attitudinal barriers were more commonly reported than logistical or structural access barriers (i.e., transportation and cost barriers). Interventions should target attitudinal barriers among patients with chronic illness, who may have particular concerns about the interaction of the vaccine with ongoing medical care. Additionally, interventions targeting informational barriers are particularly needed among individuals without a usual source of care.
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- 2023
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- Frontiers in Public Health
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- 11
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- English
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- 2296-2565
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