Stephenson Rob, Sullivan Stephen P, Pitter Renee A, Hunter Alexis S, Chavanduka Tanaka Md
The Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
The Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Jul 5;9(7):745. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9070745.
This paper presents data from an online sample of U.S gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), to explore the factors associated with three dimensions of vaccine beliefs: perception of the likelihood of a COVID-19 vaccine becoming available, perception of when a COVID-19 vaccine would become available, and the likelihood of taking a COVID-19 vaccine. Data are taken from the Love and Sex in the Time of COVID-19 study, collected from November 2020 to January 2021. A sample of 290 GBMSM is analyzed, modeling three binary outcomes: belief that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine, belief that the COVID-19 vaccine will be available in 6 months, and being very likely to take the COVID-19 vaccine. In contrast to other studies, Black/African Americans and GBMSM living with HIV had higher levels of pandemic optimism and were more likely to be willing to accept a vaccine. Men who perceived a higher prevalence of COVID-19 among their friends and sex partners, and those who had reduced their sex partners, were more likely to be willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine. There remained a small percentage of participants (14%) who did not think the pandemic would end, that there would not be a vaccine and were unlikely to take a vaccine. To reach the levels of vaccination necessary to control the pandemic, it is imperative to understand the characteristics of those experiencing vaccine hesitancy and then tailor public health messages to their unique set of barriers and motivations.
本文展示了来自美国男同性恋者、双性恋者及其他与男性发生性行为者（GBMSM）在线样本的数据，以探究与疫苗信念三个维度相关的因素：对新冠疫苗可获得性可能性的认知、对新冠疫苗何时可获得的认知，以及接种新冠疫苗的可能性。数据取自2020年11月至2021年1月收集的“新冠疫情下的爱与性”研究。对290名GBMSM样本进行了分析，对三个二元结果进行建模：相信会有新冠疫苗、相信新冠疫苗将在6个月内可获得，以及非常有可能接种新冠疫苗。与其他研究不同的是，黑人/非裔美国人和感染艾滋病毒的GBMSM有更高水平的疫情乐观情绪，并且更有可能愿意接受疫苗。那些认为其朋友和性伴侣中新冠病毒感染率较高的男性，以及那些减少了性伴侣的男性，更有可能愿意接种新冠疫苗。仍有一小部分参与者（14%）不认为疫情会结束，认为不会有疫苗且不太可能接种疫苗。为达到控制疫情所需的疫苗接种水平，必须了解那些对疫苗犹豫不决者的特征，然后根据他们独特的障碍和动机调整公共卫生信息。
