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http://conacyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1000/7837| Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among People who Inject Drugs in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region | |
| DANIELA ABRAMOVITZ ALICIA HARVEY_VERA CARLOS VERA RYLIE MITCHELL IRINA ARTAMONOVA THOMAS L. PATTERSON Angela Bazzi Maria Gudelia Rangel Steffanie Strathdee | |
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| https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.29.21265669 | |
| Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to acquiring SARS-CoV-2 but their barriers to COVID-19 vaccination are under-studied. We examined correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among PWID in the U.S.-Mexico border region, of whom only 7.6% had received ≥one COVID-19 vaccine dose by September, 2021. Methods: Between October, 2020 and September, 2021, participants aged ≥18 years from San Diego, California, USA and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico who injected drugs within the last month completed surveys and SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and HCV serologic testing. Logistic regressions with robust standard error estimation via generalized estimating equations identified factors associated with COVID- 19 vaccine hesitancy, defined as being unsure or unwilling to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Results: Of 393 participants, 127 (32.3%) were vaccine hesitant. Older participants, those with greater food insecurity, and those with greater concern about acquiring SARS-CoV-2 were more willing to be vaccinated. Higher numbers of chronic health conditions, having access to a smart phone or computer, and citing social media as one’s most important source of COVID-19 information were independently associated with vaccine hesitancy. COVID-19-related disinformation was independently associated with vaccine hesitancy (adjusted odds ratio: 1.51 per additional conspiracy theory endorsed; 95% confidence interval: 1.31-1.74). Conclusions: Nearly one third of PWID in the San Diego-Tijuana border region reported COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, which was significantly influenced by exposure to disinformation. Interventions that improve accurate knowledge and trust in COVID-19 vaccines are needed to increase vaccination in this vulnerable population. | |
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| 30-10-2021 | |
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| medrxiv.org/ | |
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| VIRUS RESPIRATORIOS | |
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