Moon, Zoe;
Campbell, Lucy;
Ottaway, Zoe;
Fox, Julie;
Burns, Fiona;
Hamzah, Lisa;
Ustianowski, Andrew;
... Horne, Rob; + view all
(2025)
Mapping Vaccination Mindsets among UK Residents of Black Ethnicities with HIV: Lessons from COVID-19.
AIDS and Behavior
, 29
(5)
pp. 1516-1524.
10.1007/s10461-025-04622-0.
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Abstract
Vaccine hesitancy is a leading threat to public health, but little is known about the beliefs and mindsets that drive vaccine hesitancy, especially among people of Black ethnicities. This study aimed to understand vaccine related beliefs and their relationship with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake in UK residents of Black ethnicities living with HIV. Adults of self-reported Black ethnicities with HIV were recruited at 12 clinics in England. Participants completed questionnaires in clinic, including an adapted version of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ) to assess Necessity and Concerns beliefs about the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination status was ascertained through self-report and shared care records. A total of 863 participants were enrolled between June 2021 and October 2022, most of whom (92%) had received at least one dose of the SARS CoV-2 vaccine. After adjusting for age and region of birth, higher perceived need for the vaccine (OR = 2.39, 95% CI = 1.51–3.81), fewer concerns about the vaccine (OR = 0.16, 95% CI = 0.08–0.30), and weaker endorsement of COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs (OR = 0.31, 95% CI = 0.19–0.50) were associated with vaccination uptake. Being born outside sub-Saharan Africa was associated with reduced odds of being vaccinated. This study shows the importance of specific beliefs driving vaccine hesitancy and uptake. Further studies should explore the role of these beliefs and mindsets in influencing uptake of other vaccinations, and to work with key stakeholders to explore how to address vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccine uptake in these and other populations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mapping Vaccination Mindsets among UK Residents of Black Ethnicities with HIV: Lessons from COVID-19 |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10461-025-04622-0 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04622-0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Vaccine hesitancy, Beliefs, Attitudes, Black ethnicities |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Practice and Policy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10208557 |
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