Peteet Bridgette, Watts Valerie, Tucker Eunique, Brown Paige, Hanna Mariam, Saddlemire Amanda, Rizk Miriam, Belliard Juan Carlos, Abdul-Mutakabbir Jacinda C, Casey Samuel, Simmons Kelvin
Department of Psychology, School of Behavioral Health, Loma Linda University, 11130 Anderson St., Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Institute for Community Partnerships, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Jun 28;10(7):1039. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10071039.
Blacks are dying from the novel coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) at disproportionate rates and tend to have more COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy than Whites. These disparities may be attributable to health knowledge and government/medical mistrust stemming from negative experiences with the medical system historically and presently (e.g., the Tuskegee Experiment, provider maltreatment).
The present study assessed COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and the effectiveness of a 1.5 h, dialogue-based, web intervention hosted by an academic-community partnership team. The webinar included approximately 220 male and female, English speaking, Black churchgoers in the western U.S. The webinar focused on the psychology of fear and facts about the vaccine development.
The sample was mostly females who had higher vaccine hesitancy than men. A third of participants feared hospitalization if they contracted COVID-19. Many participants reported that learning facts about COVID-19 was most impactful. Statistical analyses indicated an increased willingness to get vaccinated after the webinar in comparison to before (t(25) = -3.08, = 0.005).
The findings suggest that virtual webinars may be effective at reducing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black churchgoers and may be applicable in addressing other health behaviors.
黑人因2019年新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）死亡的比例过高，并且相比于白人，他们对COVID-19疫苗的犹豫态度更为普遍。这些差异可能归因于健康知识以及历史上和当前与医疗系统的负面经历（例如塔斯基吉梅毒实验、医疗人员虐待）所导致的对政府/医疗体系的不信任。
本研究评估了对COVID-19疫苗的犹豫态度以及由一个学术-社区合作团队主持的、基于对话的1.5小时网络干预的效果。该网络研讨会的参与者包括美国西部约220名讲英语的黑人男女教会成员。网络研讨会聚焦于恐惧心理以及疫苗研发的事实。
样本主要为女性，她们对疫苗的犹豫态度高于男性。三分之一的参与者担心感染COVID-19后会住院。许多参与者表示，了解COVID-19的事实最具影响力。统计分析表明，与网络研讨会前相比，会后接种疫苗的意愿有所增加（t(25) = -3.08，p = 0.005）。
研究结果表明，虚拟网络研讨会可能有效地减少黑人教会成员对COVID-19疫苗的犹豫态度，并且可能适用于解决其他健康行为问题。
