Disparities in influenza vaccination: Arab Americans in California

Jungquist, Rose-Marie; Abuelezam, Nadia N.

doi:10.1186/s12889-021-10476-7

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“…Other studies in general US populations have found greater vaccine intention in women with regard to both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 vaccines [28]. Previous work has found that Arab American women have lower vaccination rates and preventive care engagement when compared to non-Arab American women [22,23]. Foreignborn Arab women have been found to have the lowest rates of vaccination in this community [22].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Predictor variables were included based on prior work [23,26,27] and were categorized into one of the following groups: sociodemographics, immigration and acculturation related variables, and COVID-19 risk factors. Sociodemographic predictors included age (18-25, 26-34, 35-54, 55 +), region of residence (West, Midwest, South, Northeast), education (high school or less, some college/ associate's degree, college degree, graduate degree), religion (Christianity, Islam, Other), annual household income ($0-5 K, $5-45 K, $46-99 K, > $100 K), health insurance status (yes, no/don't know), and religiosity (extremely/ very important, slightly/moderately important, not at all important).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These living conditions all qualify as at-risk COVID-19 indicators recognized by the CDC [21], thus suggesting the potential for increased risk of COVID-19 incidence, severe morbidity, and mortality among Arab Americans. Previous studies found lower influenza vaccine uptake among Arab Americans when compared to non-Hispanic Whites, as well as gender disparities associated with vaccine prevalence within the Arab American population [22,23]. Other studies have found that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is higher among other minoritized groups compared to non-Hispanic Whites, including Black, Hispanic, and Asian racial groups [24,25].…”

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confidence: 99%

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A National Survey Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Arab Americans

Abouhala

Hamidaddin

Taye

et al. 2021

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Background Arab Americans' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic have been largely undocumented. Disparities in vaccine hesitancy between non-Hispanic Whites and minoritized groups have been observed, warranting exploration into the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Arab Americans. Methods Data from the Survey of Arab Health in America (SAHA) (n = 638), collected between May 2020 and September 2020, were analyzed to determine predictors for vaccine intention among Arab Americans. Chi-squared tests and logistic regression models were performed to determine the relationship between sociodemographic, immigration, acculturation, and COVID-19 risk variables and vaccine intention. Results More than half (56.7%) of respondents reported an intention to be vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine, 35.7% reported uncertainty, and 7.5% reported being unlikely to receive a vaccine. Of those unlikely to receive the vaccine, 72.9% were women and 85.4% reported moderate to high religiosity (p < 0.01). Arab American women had higher odds of being uncertain of their vaccine intention (OR = 1.68; 95% CI: 1.10, 2.57) or being unlikely to receive the vaccine (OR = 5.00; 95% CI: 1.95, 12.83) than men in this sample. Discussion Factors such as high religiosity and gender were positively associated with being unlikely to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Future studies should qualitatively assess the beliefs that undergird vaccine intention among Arab Americans.

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A National Survey Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Arab Americans

Abouhala

Hamidaddin

Taye

et al. 2021

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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“…Several national studies have shown that influenza vaccine uptake, cancer screenings, and other efforts are lower among Arab Americans compared to other groups [ 4 , 5 , 28 ]. Coupled with the findings of the current study and that vaccine hesitancy is a concern in the Arab American community [ 29 ], there is a need for targeted prevention intervention programs about the risks of COVID-19 among Arab Americans.…”

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The Disproportionate Burden of COVID-19 Cases among Arab Americans

Dallo

Kindratt

Seaton

et al. 2022

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 cases are pervasive. Some minority, immigrant, and marginalized groups, such as Arab Americans, have been excluded from the research. This population confronts barriers to health care, discrimination, and other factors that may affect understanding, testing, and treatment as it relates to COVID-19. Arab Americans are unique compared to Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, and Asians because Arab Americans do not have a specific ethnic identifier and are classified as non-Hispanic white. Given these issues, this study will estimate COVID-19 cases and examine associations among Arab Americans compared to Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic white, and Asian adults. Data from the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (March 2020–July 2021), the American Community Survey (2015–2019), and an Arab/Chaldean surname algorithm were used. Chi-square tests were used to determine statistically significant differences between groups. Logistic regression was used to estimate age-adjusted and sex-stratified proportions among Arab Americans compared to non-Hispanic whites before and after adjusting for age and sex. Approximately 17% of Arab Americans tested positive for COVID-19 compared to 11.32% of Hispanics, 9.80% of non-Hispanic blacks, 7.50% of non-Hispanic whites, and 4.24% of Asians. Arab Americans had 2.63 (95% CI: 2.59, 2.66) times greater odds of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to non-Hispanic whites. When Arab Americans were disaggregated from non-Hispanic whites, alarming patterns in COVID-19 cases were observed for Arab Americans. To accurately represent the burden of COVID-19 among Arab Americans, this population needs to have an ethnic identifier that informs appropriate health policy decisions and practice.

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“…For example Arab Americans in California were 10% less likely to receive the influenza vaccine in comparison to whites, yet there were no appreciable differences after adjusting for health behaviors, sociodemographic variables and acculturation status. 20 National level data indicate that some Asian American subgroups such as Asian Indians and select other Asian groups may actually have higher influenza vaccination rates in comparison to Whites in some instances. 21 Collectively the data indicates that Blacks and Hispanics are the most vulnerable racial and ethnic subgroups with regards to influenza and pneumococcal related vaccine disparities.…”

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A Review of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Immunizations for Elderly Adults

Elekwachi

Wingate

Tasker

et al. 2021

J Prim Care Community Health

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Vaccine preventable diseases are responsible for a substantial degree of morbidity in the United States as over 18 million annual cases of vaccine preventable disease occur in the U.S. annually. The morbidity due to vaccine preventable disease is disproportionately borne by adults as over 99% of the deaths due to vaccine preventable diseases occur within adults, and national data indicates that there racial disparities in the receipt of vaccines intended for elderly adults. A literature review was conducted by using the PubMed database to identify research articles that contained information on the vaccination rates among minority populations for selected vaccines intended for use in elderly populations including those for herpes zoster, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B. A total of 22 articles were identified, 8 of which focused on tetanus related vaccines, 2 of which focused on hepatitis related vaccines, and 12 of which focused on herpes zoster. The findings indicate that magnitude of the disparity for the receipt of tetanus and herpes related vaccines is not decreasing over time. Elderly patients having a low awareness of vaccines and suboptimal knowledge for when or if they should receive specific vaccines remains a key contributor to suboptimal vaccination rates. There is an urgent need for more intervention-based studies to enhance the uptake of vaccines within elderly populations, particularly among ethnic minorities where culturally sensitive and tailored messages may be of use.

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Disparities in influenza vaccination: Arab Americans in California

Cited by 7 publications

References 28 publications

A National Survey Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Arab Americans

A National Survey Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Arab Americans

The Disproportionate Burden of COVID-19 Cases among Arab Americans

A Review of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Immunizations for Elderly Adults

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