ObjectiveTo assess whether lack of trust in the government and scientists reinforces social and racial inequalities in vaccination practices.DesignA follow-up of the EpiCov random population-based cohort survey.SettingIn July 2021, in France.ParticipantsEighty-thousand nine hundred and seventy-one participants aged 18 years and more.Main Outcome MeasuresAdjusted odds ratios of COVID-19 vaccination status (received at least one dose/ intends to get vaccinated/ does not know whether to get vaccinated/refuses vaccination) were assessed using multinomial regressions to test associations with social and trust factors and to study how these two factors interacted with each other.ResultsIn all, 72.2% were vaccinated at the time of the survey. The population of unvaccinated people was younger, less educated, had lower incomes, and more often belonged to racially minoritized groups, as compared to vaccinated people. Lack of trust in the government and scientists to curb the spread of the epidemic were the factors most associated with refusing to be vaccinated: OR = 8.86 (7.13 to 11.00) for the government and OR = 9.07 (7.71 to 10.07) for scientists, compared to vaccinated people. Lack of trust was more prevalent among the poorest which consequently reinforced social inequalities in vaccination. The poorest 10% who did not trust the government reached an OR of 16.2 (11.9 to 22.0) for refusing to be vaccinated compared to the richest 10% who did.ConclusionThere is a need to develop depoliticised outreach programmes targeted at the most socially disadvantaged groups, and to design vaccination strategies conceived with people from different social and racial backgrounds to enable them to make fully informed choices.
Notre pays — et la planète — traverse une crise épidémique majeure. Comme toute crise, elle peut être révélatrice des forces et faiblesses de la société, et de ses composantes : celles de son système de santé, de son système de recherche, du fonctionnement de la démocratie sanitaire… Cet article aborde la question des inégalités sociales au temps du Covid-19 : la crise sanitaire, la réaction politique et celle du système de santé les ont-elles amplifiées, atténuées ou les ont-elles laissées telles qu’elles étaient auparavant ? Ce numéro spécial de la revue Questions de Santé Publique apporte un éclairage sur cette question à partir de résultats originaux provenant de l’enquête « Épidémiologie et conditions de vie » (EpiCoV), permettant de documenter dans les meilleurs délais la situation exceptionnelle que nous traversons.
Objective To assess whether mistrust in the government and scientists reinforces social and racial inequalities in vaccination practises Design A follow-up of a random population-based cohort survey. Setting In July 2021, in France. Participants 80,971 participants aged 18 years and more. Main outcome measures Adjusted odds ratios of Covid-19 vaccination status (received at least one dose/ intends to get vaccinated/ does not know whether to get vaccinated/refuses vaccination) were assessed using multinomial regressions to test associations with social and mistrust factors and to study how these two factors interacted with each other. Results In all, 72.2% were vaccinated at the time of the survey. The population of unvaccinated people was younger, less educated, had lower incomes, and more often belonged to racialised minorities, as compared to vaccinated people. Mistrust of government and scientists to curb the spread of the epidemic were the factors most associated with refusing to be vaccinated: OR=8.86 (7.13 to 11.00) for the government and OR=9.07 (7.71 to 10.07) for scientists, compared to vaccinated people. Mistrust was more prevalent among the poorer which consequently reinforced social inequalities in vaccination. The 10% poorest who did not trust the government reached an OR of 16.2 (11.9 to 22) for refusing to be vaccinated compared to the 10% richest who did. Conclusion There is a need to develop depoliticised outreach programmes targeted at the most socially disadvantaged groups, and to design vaccination strategies conceived with people from different social and racial backgrounds to enable them to make fully informed choices.
Notre pays — et la planète — traverse une crise épidémique majeure. Comme toute crise, elle peut être révélatrice des forces et faiblesses de la société, et de ses composantes : celles de son système de santé, de son système de recherche, du fonctionnement de la démocratie sanitaire… Cet article aborde la question des inégalités sociales au temps du Covid-19 : la crise sanitaire, la réaction politique et celle du système de santé les ont-elles amplifiées, atténuées ou les ont-elles laissées telles qu’elles étaient auparavant ? Ce numéro spécial de la revue Questions de Santé Publique apporte un éclairage sur cette question à partir de résultats originaux provenant de l’enquête « Épidémiologie et conditions de vie » (EpiCoV), permettant de documenter dans les meilleurs délais la situation exceptionnelle que nous traversons.
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