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Embracing the Diversity of Latinx Communities to Promote Vaccinations.

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: While vaccine hesitancy is well documented in the literature among the Latinx community, little attention or effort is given to the nuances among the members of individual communities, such as country of origin, immigration status, generational status, primary language, race, age, sex, gender, or rural residence and how these complexities affect vaccine messaging and uptake. We have evidence that this heterogeneity causes differences in access to healthcare, attitudes towards vaccines, and degree of health disparities. In this review we will describe their impact on vaccination rates in the Latinx community, highlighting missed opportunities for public health outreach, and how targeted messaging could improve vaccine uptake.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Alexander C Ortiz, Kathleen M Akgün, Isabel S Bazan

Institutions: Yale University, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Language: English

Topic: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4283830488

FWCI: 2.109

Cites: 34

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10