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Year:: 2015
Contributor:: Guevara, Sara J. (author); Diaz, Joseph (author); Clarke, Jennifer (author); Goldman, Roberta (author); Brown University (affiliation)
Subject:: Hispanics > Medical care; Influenza; Vaccination
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/ct22-f277

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Abstract:: Since February 24, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended annual influenza vaccination for everyone over 6 months of age. Although socioeconomic factors are known to contribute to lower rates of vaccination, the disparities in vaccination rates between Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals persist even after adjusting for health status and socioeconomic factors.1 During the 2012-13 influenza season, coverage for non-Hispanic whites (44.6%) was higher than coverage for non-Hispanic blacks (35.6%) and Hispanics (33.8%).2 The goal of this study is to better understand the cultural context regarding vaccination rate in order to identify barriers and help design interventions that will overcome these barriers.
Notes:: Scholarly concentration: Caring for Underserved Communities

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Guevara, Sara J., Diaz, Joseph, Clarke, Jennifer, et al., "Barriers to Influenza Vaccination: An Exploration of Reasons and Beliefs in Spanish Speaking Hispanic Adults Who Have Not Been Vaccinated" (2015). Scholarly Concentrations Program Collection of Abstracts. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/ct22-f277

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Scholarly Concentrations Program Collection of Abstracts

Each spring the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Scholarly Concentrations Program (SCP) publishes a print volume of abstracts written by medical students in the SCP and their mentors that describes the research projects that they collaborated on over …

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Barriers to Influenza Vaccination: An Exploration of Reasons and Beliefs in Spanish Speaking Hispanic Adults Who Have Not Been Vaccinated