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- Title
Factors associated with meningitis vaccine awareness and engagement among Latino men who have sex with men in South Florida.
- Authors
Weinstein, Elliott R.; Chen, Yumei Olivia; Maya, Daniel; Saber, Rana; Harkness, Audrey
- Abstract
Awareness and uptake of the meningitis vaccine remains low among marginalized groups, such as Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM), potentially due to structural and psychosocial barriers in accessing preventative healthcare. The current study explored awareness and uptake of meningitis vaccines among a group of LMSM (N = 99) living in South Florida. A three-pronged variable selection approach was utilized prior to conducting regression models (linear and logistic). Overall, 48.5% of the participants reported little to no knowledge about meningitis vaccines, and 20.2% reported being vaccinated. Living with HIV (OR = 10.48) and time since outbreak (OR = 1.03) were significant predictors of meningitis vaccine uptake. No significant correlates of meningitis vaccine awareness were identified. More research is needed to identify other important factors associated with meningitis vaccine awareness and uptake among LMSM, a multiple marginalized group.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; IMMUNIZATION; HEALTH literacy; STATISTICAL correlation; MEDICAL protocols; HEALTH attitudes; RESEARCH funding; MENINGITIS; HISPANIC Americans; VACCINATION; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MEN who have sex with men; ATTITUDE (Psychology); ODDS ratio; RESEARCH; EPIDEMICS; MENINGOCOCCAL vaccines; HEALTH promotion; COMPARATIVE studies; HEALTH education; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2024, Vol 47, Issue 3, p446
- ISSN
0160-7715
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10865-024-00486-2