OP34 Ethnic and educational inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: cross-sectional analysis of the UK household longitudinal study

Abstract

were daily, weekly, monthly, every 3 months or never. Multivariate logistic regression on weighted data was performed to assess variation by sex, age group (50 to state pension age (SPA), SPA to 74, 75 and over), and wealth quintile. Results 5,142 core participants responded to both W9 and CW1. Of these, 553 (10.75%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 9.71 to 11.89) reported never using the internet in W9 and 733 (14.26%; 13.05 to 15.57) in CW1. Of those aged 75 and older, 320 (30.64%; 26.87 to 34.87) were 'never users' in W9 and 419 (40.03%; 35.51 to 45.03) in CW1. Univariate analysis found that the odds of reporting 'never use' were higher for women than men (W9 odds ratio (OR) 1.39; (CI)

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium – A nationwide record linkage study

“…A higher vaccine hesitancy was identified among ethnic minority groups and SE disadvantaged groups (i.e. with lower levels of education and income, unemployment, and poor knowledge of COVID-19) [27][28][29]. This is again in line with our results showing a lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake among non-European migrants and SE disadvantaged groups.…”

“…Prior to the implementation of COVID-19 vaccination, numerous studies have investigated the SD and SE determinants associated with vaccine hesitancy that may lead to a lower intention to get the vaccine. Some have shown that being a female and having children were associated with a lower acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine [27][28][29][30]. This sex difference was not observed in our results which show a lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake among men, compared to women.…”

“…preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in The copyright holder for this this version posted February 1, 2023. ; https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.31.23285233 doi: medRxiv preprint uptake. A younger age was also identified as a predictor of lower intention to be vaccinated [27,28]. A higher vaccine hesitancy was identified among ethnic minority groups and SE disadvantaged groups (i.e.…”

“…However, we similarly found that single parents had a lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake. A younger age was also identified as a predictor of lower intention to be vaccinated [27,28]. A higher vaccine hesitancy was identified among ethnic minority groups and SE disadvantaged groups (i.e.…”

“…Due to the rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccine, its efficacy and safety may have been undermined, leading to a higher level of mistrust of its benefits and concerns about its side effects, which are the strongest predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake [13,26,27].…”