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Note: thesis: Thesis (Sc. M.)--Brown University, 2024
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Abstract: Despite the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that everyone six months and older receive a COVID-19 vaccine, adolescent vaccination rates in the U.S. remain substantially lower than other age groups.1 Children with complex medical conditions or other disorders are at a greater potential health risk than the general adolescent population.2 Today, there is very little research that focuses on the high needs pediatric population with respect to COVID-19 vaccination and testing. The objective of this research is to use qualitative and quantitative analyses to identify trends and themes (e.g., barriers and facilitators) impacting vaccination uptake in Rhode Island’s (RI) high need pediatric population. Four main themes were developed from focus groups representing potential facilitators and barriers to vaccination: (1) extra consideration around vaccination given certain health conditions, (2) societal feeling and community morale, (3) personal experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (4) communication dissemination and news effectiveness. Based on results from statewide health data collected through the RI health information exchange (“CurrentCare”), a majority of the high need pediatric population did not receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The results of this research may be used to inform strategies to improve vaccine uptake in the high need adolescent population in Rhode Island.
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