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Uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among structurally-marginalized people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada
| Title: | Uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among structurally-marginalized people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada |
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| Authors: | Hudson Reddon, Brittany Barker, Sofia Bartlett, Ana Citlali Márquez, Inna Sekirov, Agatha Jassem, Muhammad Morshed, Ari Clemens, Phoenix Beck McGreevy, Kanna Hayashi, Kora DeBeck, Mel Krajden, M.-J. Milloy, Maria Eugenia Socías |
| Source: | Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Nature Portfolio, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | Medicine, Science |
| More Details: | Abstract We sought to evaluate the rates and predictors of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among members of a structurally-marginalized population of people who use drugs (PWUD) during a targeted, community-wide, vaccination campaign in Vancouver, Canada. Interviewer-administered data were collected from study participants between June 2021 and March 2022. Generalized estimating equation analysis was used to identify factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake, ascertained through a province-wide vaccine registry. Among 223 PWUD, 107 (48.0%) reported receipt of at least two SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses at baseline and this increased to 151 (67.7%) by the end of the study period. Using social media as a source of vaccine information was negatively associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake (Adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.09–0.81) and HIV seropositivity (AOR 2.68, 95% CI 1.12–6.39) and older age (AOR 1.27, 95% CI 1.07–1.51) were positively associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake. These findings suggest that the targeted vaccination campaign in Vancouver may be an effective model to promote SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in other jurisdictions. However, using social media as a source of vaccine information likely reduced SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake in PWUD arguing for further efforts to promote accessible and evidence-based vaccine information among marginalized populations. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-44069-8 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/a9e30041cb2a474cad34d99f9d5c968d |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.9e30041cb2a474cad34d99f9d5c968d |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-44069-8 |
| Published in: | Scientific Reports |
| Language: | English |