A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of community perceptions of flu and COVID-19 vaccines at Turtle Creek Primary Care Center

Murali, Anjana; Sojati, Jorna; Pressimone, Catherine A.; Levochkina, Marina; Griffith, Kobi; Fan, Erica K.; Dakroub, Allie

doi:10.1101/2022.04.15.22273479

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“…For example, participants age 65+ were more likely to cite personal safety in their vaccination decision making, and they were also more likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu. 16 This is in accordance with years of data collection that show older age and awareness of susceptibility due to age are correlated with vaccine acceptance. 20,21…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Only a handful of existing studies have acquired qualitative, open-ended data regarding individuals’ personal vaccine hesitations. 14,16 -18 A 2020 study aimed to engage with vaccine-hesitant healthcare workers through personally addressed emails, but unlike many other studies they collected open-ended data from participants regarding the specific reasoning behind their vaccine avoidance. 14 The study uncovered over 19 unique reasons why respondents were hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, most notably concern about unknown risks of receiving a rapidly produced vaccine.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, a 2021 study conducted by the authors of this paper which aimed to understand vaccine hesitancy in an underserved primary care clinic was able to identify 14 discrete reasons why patients chose to avoid COVID-19 and influenza vaccination. 16 This study expands upon these 14 reasons to identify 4 overarching themes of trust, need, safety, and availability implicated in vaccine hesitancy. Moreover, we expand on previous findings by assessing the important associations between demographic characteristics and individual citations for vaccine hesitancy.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A retrospective mixed-methods study focusing on community perceptions of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines at Turtle Creek Primary Care clinic was conducted from August to October of 2021. Detailed study methods have previously been published, 16 and are briefly described here.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This study focused on the population at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Turtle Creek Primary Care clinic, a population of racially diverse and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients who are often overlooked in other large vaccine hesitation studies and recently characterized by our group last year. 16 To our knowledge, this study is the first to evaluate the reasoning behind vaccine hesitancy amongst a distinct, racially-diverse population of western Pennsylvania.…”

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confidence: 94%

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A Cross-Sectional Factor Analysis of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Decisions in a Racially Diverse Western Pennsylvania Community

Sojati,

Murali,

Pressimone

et al. 2023

J Prim Care Community Health

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Introduction: Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination rates remain suboptimal, demanding new community-centric approaches that improve targeted counseling and increase vaccine uptake. Notably, racially diverse communities show high vaccine hesitancy, yet most existing vaccine studies focus on white, college-educated cohorts. Objective: Here, we identify factors influencing vaccination decisions of patients at Turtle Creek Primary Care clinic in Turtle Creek, PA, a racially-diverse borough. Design: A retrospective mixed-methods study of the predominantly non-white patient population at Turtle Creek Primary Care clinic, a clinic caring for >70% minority patients. Results: Fourteen factors emerged that patients reported were crucial to vaccine decision-making. Of these factors, top reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy were trust in vaccines, vaccine side effects, perceived vaccine knowledge, and faith/religion. Top reasons for influenza vaccine hesitancy were perceived need, vaccine side effects, trust in vaccines, and habitual behaviors. We also uncovered correlations between vaccine decision factors and sociodemographic factors. Participants > 65-years-old were more likely to cite personal safety in choosing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, while non-white participants were more likely to cite others’ safety. Participants > 65-years-old were also more likely to cite personal safety in influenza vaccine decision-making, and non-female participants were more likely to cite perceived need for influenza vaccines. Conclusions: These data uncover targetable factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy and aid in developing community-centered, personalized vaccine education approaches in Turtle Creek and analogous minority communities.

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confidence: 89%