Hepatitis A vaccination in a racially and sexually diverse population of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: Findings from the QVax study.

IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q4 IMMUNOLOGY
International Journal of STD & AIDS Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-02 DOI:10.1177/09564624241278765
Tiffany Y Guo, Perry N Halkitis, Kendra Lewis, Kristen D Krause
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Abstract

Background: Previous studies found vaccination uptake of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) to be associated with race/ethnicity and medical mistrust among key populations, however, few studies examine Hepatitis A vaccination uptake.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used online survey data collected from NJ and NY residents identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) from October 2021 through November 2022.

Results: This study used a subsample of 222 gay, bisexual, and other cisgender men, 66.7% White, with mean age 41.22 years (SD = 15.23), and 60% fully vaccinated for Hepatitis A. Overall, average group-based medical mistrust scores did not differ among non-vaccinated participants compared to fully or partially vaccinated participants. However, higher group-based medical mistrust scores were associated with non-White identifying participants, and were highest among Hispanic/Latinx (2.68, sd = 0.43) and Black non-Hispanic (2.58, sd = 0.50) participants (p < .001). Vaccination patterns did not differ among fear or vaccine confidence-based items.

Conclusions: Our results contribute to the limited knowledge of differences in Hepatitis A vaccination uptake among men who have sex with men, and support the need for targeted intervention programs that acknowledge the diverse population of LGBTQ + identifying individuals and their associated health behaviors.

在男同性恋、双性恋和其他男男性行为者等不同种族和性取向人群中接种甲型肝炎疫苗:QVax 研究结果。
背景:以前的研究发现,可预防疾病(VPD)的疫苗接种率与种族/民族和关键人群对医疗的不信任有关,但很少有研究对甲肝疫苗接种率进行调查:这项横断面研究使用了 2021 年 10 月至 2022 年 11 月期间从新泽西州和纽约州的女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者和同性恋者(LGBTQ+)居民中收集的在线调查数据:总体而言,未接种疫苗的参与者与完全或部分接种疫苗的参与者相比,基于群体的医疗不信任平均得分没有差异。然而,非白人参与者的群体医疗不信任得分较高,其中西班牙裔/拉丁裔(2.68,sd = 0.43)和非西班牙裔黑人(2.58,sd = 0.50)参与者的群体医疗不信任得分最高(p < .001)。疫苗接种模式在基于恐惧或疫苗信心的项目上没有差异:我们的研究结果丰富了人们对男男性行为者甲肝疫苗接种率差异的有限了解,并支持了有针对性的干预计划的必要性,这些计划应承认 LGBTQ + 身份认同者及其相关健康行为的多样性。
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CiteScore
2.60
自引率
7.10%
发文量
144
审稿时长
3-6 weeks
期刊介绍: The International Journal of STD & AIDS provides a clinically oriented forum for investigating and treating sexually transmissible infections, HIV and AIDS. Publishing original research and practical papers, the journal contains in-depth review articles, short papers, case reports, audit reports, CPD papers and a lively correspondence column. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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