Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young adults: Influence of asthma and sociodemographic factors |
| Authors: |
Maria Ödling, PhD, Niklas Andersson, MSc, Sandra Ekström, PhD, Niclas Roxhed, PhD, Jochen M. Schwenk, PhD, Sophia Björkander, PhD, Anna Bergström, PhD, Erik Melén, MD, PhD, Inger Kull, PhD |
| Source: |
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 100231- (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Immunologic diseases. Allergy |
| Subject Terms: |
Asthma control, allergic disease, birth cohort, comorbidity, population based, SARS-CoV-2, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607 |
| More Details: |
Background: Asthma was initially described as a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among young adults with asthma is not well studied. Objective: The aims were to assess COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young adults in general and to explore potential determinants including sociodemographic factors and asthma. Methods: Participants from the population-based birth cohort BAMSE (Barn/Child, Allergy, Milieu, Stockholm, Epidemiology) were included: 4,064 in the study population, 3,064 in a follow-up at age 24 years, and 2,049 in a COVID-19 follow-up (mean age, 26.5 years). Asthma and asthma-associated characteristics were assessed through questionnaires and clinical data. Data on all COVID-19 vaccines registered between January 1, 2021, and February 15, 2023, were extracted from the National Vaccination Register. Results: In the study population (n = 4,064), 53.9% had ≥3 COVID-19 vaccine doses registered. In the 24-year follow-up population (n = 3,064), vaccine uptake differed in relation to education (P < .001). Among the participants with university/college education, 65.7% had an uptake of ≥3 doses of vaccine, compared to 54.1% among the participants with elementary school/high school education. Participants with asthma had decreased odds of receiving ≥3 doses (adjusted odds ratio = 0.62; 95% confidence interval, 0.41-0.92) and ≥2 compared to peers without asthma. Those with uncontrolled disease also had decreased odds of receiving ≥3 doses (adjusted odds ratio = 0.30; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-0.66) and ≥2 compared to participants with controlled asthma. Conclusions: COVID-19 vaccine uptake among young adults is lower in individuals from households with lower socioeconomic status and among those with asthma, including uncontrolled asthma. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2772-8293 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772829324000274; https://doaj.org/toc/2772-8293 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jacig.2024.100231 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/fa705b4fe32a4d9e9acab5b57ff3adf9 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.fa705b4fe32a4d9e9acab5b57ff3adf9 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
