Sociodemographic factors associated with vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian community in Canada

CONCLUSION: Among South Asians living in ON and BC, time since immigration, prior COVID-19 infection, marital status, living in a multigenerational household, age, education, and employment status were associated with vaccine hesitancy. This information can be used to address vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian population in future COVID-19 waves or pandemics.PMID:38713364 | DOI:10.17269/s41997-024-00885-7

Source: Canadian Journal of Public Health - May 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Baanu Manoharan Rosain Stennett Russell J de Souza Shrikant I Bangdiwala Dipika Desai Sujane Kandasamy Farah Khan Zainab Khan Scott A Lear Lawrence Loh Rochelle Nocos Karleen M Schulze Gita Wahi Sonia S Anand Source Type: research