Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2022
Keywords
COVID-19; Vaccine hesitancy; Puerto Rico; Decision making
Abstract
Despite Latino Americans having been found to be disproportionally affected by COVID-19, they report higher hesi-tancy to receive the COVID-19 vaccine than non-Hispanic whites. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence Puerto Rican's intentions to get the COVID-19 Vaccine. A sample (n = 173) of people who currently lived in Puerto Rico were recruited to complete an online, cross-sectional survey about their intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Demographics and vaccine hesitancy were assessed, and logistic regressions explored relationships between variables and intention to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it became available. When controlling for covar-iates, 30-49-year-olds (aOR = 0.12) and those who had refused a vaccine in the past (aOR = 0.07) had lower odds of vaccine uptake than those between 18 and 29 years and who had not previously refused a vaccine, respectively. Those who had completed at least a 4-year college degree (aOR = 6.78) had greater odds of intending to get vacci-nated than their counterparts. Health education campaigns about COVID-19 in Puerto Rico should be tailored to working-age adults who may mistrust information they have heard about the vaccine. Messages could be tailored to preferred communication channels to decrease vaccination hesitancy.
Citation
Dobbs, P. D., Hermann, E., Vidal, C., Ameijeiras Mena, D., & Jones, C. (2022). Factors that Influence Puerto Rican's Intention to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine. Exploratory Research In Clinical And Social Pharmacy, 5, 100106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100106
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