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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Authors :
Gilbert T. Chua
Cheung Lok Yan
Wilfred HS Wong
Siddharth Sridhar
Kelvin KW To
Joseph Lau
Sharmila Gurung
Shalini Mahtani
Raymond Ho
Wing Sum Li
Jason CS Yam
Jaime S Rosa Duque
Ian C K Wong
Yu Lung Lau
Mike Yat Wah Kwan
Patrick Ip
Source :
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 18, Iss 5 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Abstract

Ethnic minorities account for 8% of the Hong Kong population, most are Filipino and Indonesian domestic helpers taking care of children and the elderly. To understand the COVID-19 vaccination rates and factors associated with vaccine acceptance of ethnic minorities, we performed a cross-sectional questionnaire study recruiting Hong Kong ethnic minorities aged ≥18 years between 1 July and 18 July 2021 in public areas. Demographics, knowledge about COVID-19, vaccination status, intention and reasons to receive the vaccine, and planning to be re-vaccinated were analyzed. Continuous and categorical variables were compared using unpaired t-test and Chi-square test, respectively. Potential confounders were adjusted using multiple logistic regression. 2,012 ethnic minorities participated, with a mean age of 39 years, of which 97.6% were female, 79.5% were Filipino, and 17.5% were Indonesian. 80.6% of participants were categorized as vaccine acceptance, and 69.2% were willing to be re-vaccinated. There were significantly more Filipinos than Indonesians in the vaccine acceptance group (p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21645515 and 2164554X
Volume :
18
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.02584f0e4192440092ff36ad38d3d5c7
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2054261