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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Influenza Vaccination | Research article

Disparities in influenza vaccination: Arab Americans in California

Authors: Rose-Marie Jungquist, Nadia N. Abuelezam

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Influenza vaccination among minoritized groups remains below federal benchmarks in the United States (US). We used data from the 2004–2016 California Health Interview Surveys (CHIS) to characterize influenza vaccination patterns among Arab Americans in California.

Methods

Influenza vaccination was self-reported by Arab American adults (N = 1163) and non-Hispanic Whites (NHW, N = 166,955). Differences in influenza vaccination prevalence and odds were compared using chi-squared tests and survey-weighted logistic regression, respectively.

Results

Across all years, 30.3% of Arab Americans self-reported receiving an influenza vaccine (vs. 40.5% for NHW, p < 0.05). After sequential adjustment by sociodemographic, health behavior, and acculturation variables no differences in odds of self-reported influenza vaccination were observed between Arab Americans and NHW (odds ratio: 1.02, 95% confidence interval: 0.76–1.38). Male and unemployed Arab Americans had higher odds of reporting influenza vaccination than female and employed Arab Americans.

Conclusions

Future work should consider specific barriers to influenza vaccination in Arab American communities.

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Title: Disparities in influenza vaccination: Arab Americans in California
Authors: Rose-Marie Jungquist
Nadia N. Abuelezam
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Influenza Vaccination
Vaccination
Published in: BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10476-7

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Disparities in influenza vaccination: Arab Americans in California

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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