Authors
Eirwen Sides, Leah Ffion Jones, Atiya Kamal, Amy Thomas, Rowshonara Syeda, Awatif Kaissi, Donna M Lecky, Mahendra Patel, Laura Nellums, Jane Greenway, Ines Campos-Matos, Rashmi Shukla, Colin S Brown, Manish Pareek, Loretta Sollars, Emma Pawson, Cliodna McNulty
Publication date
2022/9/1
Journal
BMJ open
Volume
12
Issue
9
Pages
e060992
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Objectives
Across diverse ethnic groups in the UK, explore attitudes and intentions towards COVID-19 vaccination and sources of COVID-19 information.
Design
Remote qualitative interviews and focus groups (FGs) conducted June–October 2020 before UK COVID-19 vaccine approval. Data were transcribed and analysed through inductive thematic analysis and mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework.
Setting
England and Wales.
Participants
100 participants from 19 self-identified ethnic groups.
Results
Mistrust and doubt were reported across ethnic groups. Many participants shared concerns about perceived lack of information about COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy. There were differences within each ethnic group, with factors such as occupation and perceived health status influencing intention to accept a vaccine once made available. Across ethnic groups, participants believed that public contact …
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