COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among people in Australia who inject drugs: Implications for vaccine rollout
COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among people in Australia who inject drugs: Implications for vaccine rollout
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DOI：
10.1111/dar.13399
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发表时间：
2021-11-09
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3.8
通讯作者：
Maher, Lisa
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作者：
Dietze, Paul M.;Hall, Cristal;Maher, Lisa
疫苗的可接受性是疫苗接种率的关键决定因素。尽管面临冠状病毒-19型疾病(新冠肺炎)不良后果的风险，但注射吸毒者对新冠肺炎疫苗的接受度尚不清楚。我们调查了澳大利亚墨尔本的注射吸毒者，以评估在分发之前潜在的新冠肺炎疫苗接种情况。方法横断面研究，包括于2020年11月30日至12月22日在澳大利亚墨尔本完成的由采访者管理的结构化电话访谈。参与者是18岁或以上的人，他们在过去6个月内至少每月注射毒品，并在过去12个月内通过针头注射器计划和口碑招募在墨尔本居住。测量新冠肺炎假设疫苗的可接受性、参与者的人口统计、药物使用和药物治疗特征。结果58%(57/99)的被调查者表示肯定或很可能接种新冠肺炎，其余的被调查者表示不会(22%)或尚未决定(20%)。在那些表示肯定或很可能不接种疫苗或尚未做出决定的人中(n=42)，安全方面的担忧最常被认为是不想接种疫苗的原因。讨论和结论虽然大多数被抽样调查的注射吸毒者表示他们肯定或很可能会接种疫苗，但努力减少犹豫和缓解新冠肺炎疫苗安全性的担忧对于优化这一人群的疫苗接种是必要的。
Introduction Vaccine acceptability is a key determinant of vaccination uptake. Despite being at risk of adverse outcomes from coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19), COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among people who inject drugs is unknown. We surveyed people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia to assess potential uptake of COVID-19 vaccines prior to distribution. Methods Cross-sectional study, comprising interviewer-administered structured telephone interviews completed from 30 November to 22 December 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Participants were people aged 18 years or older who injected drugs at least monthly in the past 6 months and had resided in Melbourne in the past 12 months recruited via needle-syringe programs and word-of-mouth. Measurements COVID-19 hypothetical vaccine acceptability, participants' demographic, drug use and drug treatment characteristics. Results Fifty-eight percent (57/99) of the sample reported that they would definitely or probably be vaccinated for COVID-19, with the remainder indicating that they would not (22%) or were undecided (20%). Among those who indicated that they would definitely or probably not be vaccinated or were undecided (n = 42), safety concerns were most often cited as a reason for not wanting to be vaccinated. Discussion and Conclusions Although a majority of sampled people who inject drugs indicated that they would definitely or probably be vaccinated, efforts to reduce hesitancy and allay COVID-19 vaccine safety concerns will be necessary to optimise vaccine uptake among this population.