Maleki Morteza, Ghahari SeyedAli
School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Jul 23;12(15):1458. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12151458.
This study employs comprehensive clustering analysis to examine COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related socio-demographic factors across U.S. counties, using the collected and curated data from Johns Hopkins University. Utilizing K-Means and hierarchical clustering, we identify five distinct clusters characterized by varying levels of vaccine hesitancy, MMR vaccination coverage, population demographics, and political affiliations. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was conducted to reduce dimensionality, and key variables were selected based on their contribution to cumulative explained variance. Our analysis reveals significant geographic and demographic patterns in vaccine hesitancy, providing valuable insights for public health strategies and future pandemic responses. Geospatial analysis highlights the distribution of clusters across the United States, indicating areas with high and low vaccine hesitancy. In addition, multiple regression analyses within each cluster identify key predictors of vaccine hesitancy in corresponding U.S. county clusters, emphasizing the importance of socio-economic and demographic factors. The findings underscore the need for targeted public health interventions and tailored communication strategies to address vaccine hesitancy across the United States and, potentially, across the globe.
本研究采用综合聚类分析方法,利用约翰·霍普金斯大学收集和整理的数据,考察美国各县对新冠疫苗的犹豫态度及相关社会人口因素。通过K均值聚类和层次聚类,我们识别出五个不同的聚类,其特点是疫苗犹豫程度、麻疹-腮腺炎-风疹(MMR)疫苗接种覆盖率、人口统计学特征和政治派别各不相同。进行主成分分析(PCA)以降维,并根据关键变量对累积解释方差的贡献来选择关键变量。我们的分析揭示了疫苗犹豫态度中显著的地理和人口模式,为公共卫生策略和未来的疫情应对提供了有价值的见解。地理空间分析突出了美国各地聚类的分布情况,显示出疫苗犹豫程度高和低的地区。此外,对每个聚类进行的多元回归分析确定了美国相应县聚类中疫苗犹豫态度的关键预测因素,强调了社会经济和人口因素的重要性。研究结果强调了需要有针对性的公共卫生干预措施和量身定制的沟通策略,以解决美国乃至全球范围内的疫苗犹豫问题。