Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination by Gender and Age in a Sample of Black Adults in Chicago. Health Educ Behav 2024 Aug;51(4):497-501
Date
04/12/2024Pubmed ID
38606988Pubmed Central ID
PMC11661528DOI
10.1177/10901981241245060Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85190532861 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Although vaccine behaviors differ greatly by gender and age, few studies have examined vaccination at the intersection of gender and age within the Black community. We examined COVID-19 vaccination by gender and age using a survey of over 500 Black adults in Chicago, Illinois, fielded from September 2021 to March 2022. Although 54% had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine, the proportion vaccinated was considerably lower for Black men (28%) and women (37%) under 40 years old than Black men (92%) and women (86%) over 40 years (p < .001). Concern about vaccine side effects was the most reported barrier for unvaccinated women (56%) and men (38%) under 40 years. Our results suggest that targeted efforts to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the Black community in Chicago after the initial rollout should have focused on young adults, particularly young Black men, with emphasis on addressing concern about vaccine side effects.
Author List
Hirschtick JL, DiFranceisco W, Hunt B, Jacobs J, Valencia J, Walsh JL, Quinn KAuthors
Wayne J. DiFranceisco Research Scientist II in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinKatherine Quinn PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Jennifer L. Walsh PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAge Factors
Aged
Chicago
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccination
Young Adult
