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27-04-2022 | COVID-19 Vaccination

Factors associated with latino sexual minority men’s likelihood and motivation for obtaining a COVID-19 vaccine: a mixed-methods study

Authors: Elliott R. Weinstein, Raymond Balise, Nicholas Metheny, Maria Jose Baeza Robba, Daniel Mayo, Cassandra Michel, Bill Chan, Steven A. Safren, Audrey Harkness

Published in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 1-2/2023

Abstract

Minoritized communities are underreached by biomedical interventions, such as the COVID-19 vaccine. This mixed-methods study identified factors associated with vaccine likelihood (VL) and uptake (VU) among 187 Latino sexual minority men (LSMM) in South Florida. Regression models with LASSO variable selection and Classification and Regression Trees (CART) assessed determinants of VL and VU while open-ended questions were evaluated using thematic content analysis. VL (range 1–7; M = 6.00, SD = 1.84) and VU (63.6%) was high. LASSO modeling identified being insured, worrying about others, fear of transmitting COVID-19, and financial stress as the most influential factors for VL; working remotely from home was important for VU. Time (weeks) since addition of COVID-19 vaccination-related questions (December 2nd, 2020) was associated with both outcomes across both modeling techniques. Convergence between data suggests capitalizing on altruistic motivations and improving accessibility to vaccine campaigns are valuable assets to increase LSMM’s vaccine confidence.

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Title: Factors associated with latino sexual minority men’s likelihood and motivation for obtaining a COVID-19 vaccine: a mixed-methods study
Authors: Elliott R. Weinstein
Raymond Balise
Nicholas Metheny
Maria Jose Baeza Robba
Daniel Mayo
Cassandra Michel
Bill Chan
Steven A. Safren
Audrey Harkness
Publication date: 27-04-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19
Vaccination
Published in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 1-2/2023
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-022-00315-4

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