Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
AIDS Behav. 2022 Aug;26(8):2531-2538. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03603-x. Epub 2022 Jan 31.
Minority groups may face additional barriers to vaccination. In April-June 2021, we assessed the level of COVID-19 vaccination and willingness to be vaccinated in a national, online survey of 1280 gay and bisexual men in Australia. Over a quarter of the sample (28.0%) had been partially or fully vaccinated, and 80.0% of the unvaccinated were willing to be vaccinated. Vaccination was independently associated with older age, being university educated, and HIV status (with HIV-positive participants being more likely and untested participants less likely to be vaccinated). Willingness to be vaccinated was independently associated with living in a capital city and being university educated. Those who had lost income or their job due to COVID-19 were less willing to be vaccinated. Our results suggest encouraging COVID-19 vaccination among those with lower levels of health literacy and supporting those who have experienced financial stress because of the pandemic.
少数群体在接种疫苗方面可能面临额外的障碍。在 2021 年 4 月至 6 月期间，我们对澳大利亚 1280 名男同性恋和双性恋男性进行了一项全国性的在线调查，评估了他们的 COVID-19 疫苗接种水平和接种意愿。在样本中，超过四分之一的人（28.0%）已经部分或完全接种了疫苗，而 80.0%的未接种者愿意接种疫苗。疫苗接种与年龄较大、受过大学教育和 HIV 状况有关（HIV 阳性参与者更有可能接种疫苗，未接受检测的参与者则不太可能接种疫苗）。接种意愿与居住在首府城市和受过大学教育有关。那些因 COVID-19 而失去收入或工作的人不太愿意接种疫苗。我们的研究结果表明，应该鼓励那些健康素养较低的人接种 COVID-19 疫苗，并为那些因大流行而经历经济压力的人提供支持。
