Journal article
Vaccine hesitancy in the refugee, immigrant, and migrant population in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, Vol.18(6), pp.2131168-2131168
11/30/2022
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2131168
PMCID: PMC9746503
PMID: 36332155
Abstract
Refugees, immigrants, and migrants (RIM) in the United States (US) have been identified as an underimmunized population prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine acceptance is critical to combat the public health threat incited by COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable disease. To better understand escalating vaccine hesitancy among US RIM, a comprehensive evaluation of the problem and solutions is necessary. In this systematic review, we included 57 studies to describe vaccination rates, barriers, and interventions addressing vaccine hesitancy over the past decade. Meta-analysis was performed among 22 studies, concluding that RIM represent an underimmunized population compared to the general US population. Narrative synthesis and qualitative methods were used to identify critical barriers, including gaps in knowledge, poor access to medical care, and heightened distrust of the medical system. Our results demonstrate the need for effective, evidence-based interventions to increase vaccination rates among diverse RIM populations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Vaccine hesitancy in the refugee, immigrant, and migrant population in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Creators
- Danielle Daniels - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityAamer Imdad - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityTeaghen Buscemi-Kimmins - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityDanielle Vitale - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityUzma Rani - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityEllen Darabaner - Good Samaritan Medical CenterAndrea Shaw - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityJana Shaw - SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, Vol.18(6), pp.2131168-2131168
- DOI
- 10.1080/21645515.2022.2131168
- PMID
- 36332155
- PMCID
- PMC9746503
- NLM abbreviation
- Hum Vaccin Immunother
- ISSN
- 2164-5515
- eISSN
- 2164-554X
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 19
- Grant note
- NU2009-00454 / Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic; Ministry of Health, Czech Republic
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/30/2022
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology, and Nutrition; General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984446436102771
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