Open AccessThe Impact of Vaccine Concerns on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Health Care Workers
Author(s) -
Rohit P. Ojha,
Sericea Stallings-Smith,
Patricia M. Flynn,
Elisabeth E. Adderson,
Tabatha N. Offutt-Powell,
Aditya H. Gaur
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302736
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , vaccination , influenza vaccine , demography , confidence interval , health care , environmental health , immunology , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
We explored whether collective concerns about the safety, effectiveness, and necessity of influenza vaccines mediate racial/ethnic disparities in vaccine uptake among health care workers (HCWs).