COVID-19 Concerns, Vaccine Acceptance and Trusted Sources of Information among Patients Cared for in a Safety-Net Health System
by
and
Terry C. Davis
1,*, 
Robbie Beyl
2,
Mohammad A. N. Bhuiyan
3,
Adrienne B. Davis
3,
John A. Vanchiere
4,
Michael S. Wolf
5 and
Connie L. Arnold
1 1
Department of Medicine and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA
2
Biostatistics & Analysis, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
3
Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA
4
Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA
5
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Vaccines 2022, 10(6), 928; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060928
Submission received: 3 May 2022
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Revised: 1 June 2022
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Accepted: 6 June 2022
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Published: 10 June 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue COVID-19 Vaccination: Considerations for Public Health and Policy)
Abstract
:We examined COVID-19 concerns, vaccine acceptance, and trusted sources of information among patients in a safety-net health system in Louisiana. The participants were surveyed via structured telephone interviews over nine months in 2021. Of 204 adult participants, 65% were female, 52% were Black, 44.6% were White, and 46.5% were rural residents. The mean age was 53 years. The participants viewed COVID-19 as a serious public health threat (8.6 on 10-point scale). Black adults were more likely to perceive the virus as a threat than White adults (9.4 vs. 7.6 p < 0.0001), urban residents more than rural (9.0 vs. 8.2 p = 0.02), females more than males (8.9 vs. 8.1 p = 0.03). The majority (66.7%) had gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, with females being more likely than males (74.7 vs. 54.5% p = 0.02). There was no difference by race or rural residence. Overall, participants reported that physicians were the most trusted source of COVID-19 vaccine information (77.6%); followed by the CDC/FDA (50.5%), State Department of Health (41.4%), pharmacists (37.1%), nurses (36.7%); only 3.8% trusted social media. All sources were more trusted among black adults than White adults except family and social media. These findings could help inform efforts to design trustworthy public health messaging and clinical communication about the virus and vaccines.
1. Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely affect public health. In the United States, more than one million individuals have died of the virus, the highest number of deaths of any country in the world [1,2]. Vaccination is an effective approach to preventing infection and reducing mortality due to COVID-19 [3]. Access [1,4], understanding, and trust in authorized vaccines are critical for improving population health [5].
The COVID-19 vaccine first became available to the public in the US on 13 December 2020. As of April 2022, 77.4% of US adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 65.9% were fully vaccinated [3,6]. The Commonwealth Fund estimates that vaccination has saved approximately 2 million lives in the United States alone [7]. Of note, the CDC reports that vaccination against COVID-19 remains uneven across the country [8]. Louisiana currently ranks 48th among states in the percentage of residents who are at least partially vaccinated. Approximately 60% of adults have received at least one dose, and 53% are considered fully vaccinated with at least two doses [9].
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers vaccine hesitancy to be a global health threat [10]. The WHO has defined vaccine hesitancy as behavior influenced by a number of factors, including a lack of trust in the vaccine or the provider, complacency (not perceiving a need for the vaccine or not valuing the vaccine), or a lack of convenient access [10]. Major factors associated with vaccine hesitancy include perceptions of risk, safety, efficacy, trust as well as social demographic characteristics [2,11,12]. Numerous recent studies have found vaccine-hesitant individuals are a heterogeneous group who have varying degrees of indecision about specific vaccines or vaccination in general. Studies also found that COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and behavior change over time.
We conducted a telephone survey among patients with a recent physician visit in a north Louisiana safety-net health system over a nine-month period. The survey focused on COVID-19 vaccines and included a wide age range of adults, especially those experiencing high rates of health disparities, such as low-income individuals, Black adults, and individuals living in rural areas. The purpose of this project was to determine COVID-19-related concerns, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, and trusted sources of vaccine information. The goal was to aid in the development of effective strategies to enhance public health and clinical communication about the virus and vaccines.
2. Materials and Methods
This project took place from February to October 2021. Trained public health students and clinical research assistants called adult patients of Ochsner-LSU Health in Shreveport who had a recent provider visit and asked if they would be willing to participate in a brief telephone survey about COVID-19. The structured survey took approximately 10 min to complete. Participant responses were entered into a REDcap web-based survey database. LSU Health serves low-income patients predominately; 75% have Medicaid and or Medicare, and 12% have private insurance. The project was approved by the LSU Health Shreveport IRB. Participants were not paid for their time.
2.1. Participants
All of the participants were ambulatory care patients at least 18 years of age who had participated in at least one visit with a provider at a non-urgent care clinic during the study period.
2.2. Measurement
The 6-item survey was designed to assess participants’ COVID-19 concerns as well as COVID-19 vaccine experience, concerns, and trusted sources of information. The survey was modified from one developed by Wolf and colleagues [13,14]. Participant characteristics elicited included age, race, sex, employment status, and location of residence (city or small town/rural).
2.3. COVID-19 Concerns
Concern was assessed by asking, “How serious a public health threat do you think coronavirus is or might become?” This was scored on a scale of 1–10, with 10 being a very serious threat.
2.4. COVID-19 Vaccine Experience and Concerns
COVID-19 vaccine experience was assessed with four questions asking if they had gotten the vaccine, and, if so, were they given any information about side effects and if their doctor had talked with them about receiving the vaccine. Answers were coded as yes or no. Vaccine concerns were assessed by asking those who were not planning to take the vaccine, “why” with a list of 12 options from which they could select all that applied (allergic to the vaccine, concerned about becoming really sick, concerned about vaccine side effect(s), against my religion, want to wait, etc.).
2.5. Trust in COVID-19 Information
One item assessed trusted sources of COVID-19 vaccination. Ten options were listed from which they could choose all that applied. Answers included: the President, the CDC, the Louisiana State Department of Health, your doctor, nurse, pharmacist, minister, family, friends, and social media.
2.6. Statistical Analysis
For analysis purposes, demographic characteristics groups were defined as follows: sex (male and female), race (Black, White), age (18–29, 30–44, 45–64, and 65+), location (urban and rural), and employment status (working for pay, not working/retired). T-tests were used to test group differences on the Likert scale scores after checking the residuals for departures from normality. Chi-Square tests were used to determine statistically significant differences between groups and categorical responses. The results are given as means and standard deviations or percentages. All of the available data were used in the analysis, and, thus, each characteristic group has its own total sample size.
3. Results
Of the 378 participants in a specialty or primary care clinic in one health system contacted by phone, 204 completed the survey with a response rate of 54.0%. Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of participants; the mean age was 53 years, the majority were female (65.2%), 52.0% were Black, 44.6% were white, and 46.5% reported living in rural areas. A total of 77.8% reported not working for pay.
3.1. COVID-19 Concerns
The participants viewed COVID-19 as a serious public health threat; 8.6 on a scale of 1–10. Black adults reported being more concerned than White adults (9.4 vs. 7.6, p < 0.0001), and females were more concerned than males (8.9 vs. 8.1, p = 0.03). Urban residents were more concerned than rural residents (9.0 vs. 8.2, p = 0.02).
3.2. COVID-19 Vaccine Experience and Concerns
Overall, the majority (83.3%) reported their doctor had talked to them about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, yet fewer (66.4%) had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. There was no difference by race, sex, or rural residence in talking to the doctor about COVID vaccines. Females were more likely to have reported receiving a COVID-19 vaccine than males (74.7% vs. 54.5%, p = 0.02); there was no difference by race or rural residence.
Of those that had received a COVID-19 vaccine, 76.7% reported having been given information on side effects. Participants living in rural areas were more likely to have received side effect information (86.0% vs. 68.2%, p = 0.047) compared to those living in urban areas.
The most common reasons participants reported for not planning to recieve a COVID-19 vaccine were concern about side effects (56.1%), they do not trust that the vaccine will be safe (32.9%), and they do not think that the vaccine works very well (14.6%). There was no difference in the responses by race, sex, or rural residence (Table 2).
3.3. Trusted Sources for COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Physicians were the most trusted (79.7%) source of COVID-19 vaccine information, followed by federal agencies (CDC/FDA) (52.0%) and the Louisiana State Department of Health (42.2%) (Table 3). More than one-third of respondents reported trusting pharmacists (38.2%) or nurses (37.7%). Less than one-fourth of respondents trusted local newspapers or TV (25.0%), their minister (24.0%), the President (23.5), or their family (22.5%). The participants reported Facebook/social media as the least trusted (3.9%). All sources of COVID-19 vaccine information were more trusted among Black adults than White adults except for family and social media. Females were more likely to report trusting their doctors (84.1% vs. 72.2%, p= 0.043) and federal health agencies (60.6% vs. 36.1%, p = 0.001) than males. There was no difference in trust among those that lived in urban areas vs. rural.
4. Discussion
In a COVID-19 vaccine-related telephone interview with predominantly low-income participants in a Southern safety-net health system, the majority of participants perceived the SARS-CoV-2 virus as a serious public health threat. All had had a physician visit during the study period, and most said their physician had talked to them about COVID-19 vaccines. However, approximately one in three in this 2021 survey reported they did not intend to take the vaccine. Males were less likely to intend to take the vaccine than females, but there was no difference by race or urban vs. rural residence.
Unlike our findings, Khubchandani and colleagues, in a comprehensive review of 13 national studies, found that vaccine hesitancy was higher among Black adults and rural residents [15]. In a community-based survey in 2021 of predominately Black adults in Georgia, Moore and colleagues found that nearly one in three people were hesitant to take a COVID-19 vaccine [16]. The same study revealed that younger participants (under age 30) and those experiencing housing insecurity because of the pandemic were more likely to be hesitant to receive the vaccine [16]. The same study revealed that younger participants (under age 30) and those experiencing housing insecurity because of the pandemic were more likely to be resistant to receiving the vaccine [16]. The fact that we did not find more vaccine hesitancy among Blacks in our study may be due to several reasons: (1) The Black community in our area experienced significantly greater COVID-19 hospitalization and death, and this was widely publicized in the local media; (2) the Louisiana Department of Health and our Health System partnered with Black civic and faith-based groups to conduct ongoing community outreach efforts to provide vaccines that were easily accessible and messaging that was culturally appropriate, easy to understand and acceptable to Black adults in our area.
Previous studies have found that the intention to be vaccinated was related to the perception of the virus being a threat and perceived personal risk, as well as the safety, efficacy, and trust in the vaccine [2,10,11]. In our study, most participants perceived the virus to be a threat. The main reasons for not being vaccinated were concerns about vaccine safety and side effects. Participants living in cities were more concerned with vaccine efficacy and side effects than those living in rural areas.
As revealed by others, the most trusted sources of information regarding COIVD-19 vaccines were health care providers and federal and state health agencies, moderate levels of trust were found in the media and lower levels of trust in social media [17,18,19]. In an online study of Arkansas residents in 2020, the participants’ main reason for lack of trust in information was that the information was rapidly changing information and there was a lack of consistency across sources. Participants found changing and contradictory information confusing [19]. In our study, trust in all sources of information increased over time, with doctors, pharmacists, and state and federal health agencies being the most highly trusted; social media and Facebook rated the lowest source of trusted information, and Black adults were more trusting than White adults. This differs from an earlier national survey that found trust in information was rapidly decreasing, and trust in federal, state, and local governments was declining [20]. Our findings do not indicate why trust increased, but it may be in part because of the targeted community outreach in which the health systems partnered with trusted community groups. Consistent, concise, and trustworthy media messaging by local healthcare leaders working in partnership with local civic, public health, and government leaders has been a notable strength of the COVID-19 response efforts in our region.
Given the unpredictable future of COVID-19, the emergence of new variants, and potentially waning population immunity, there will be a continuing need for clear, trustworthy public health and clinical communication [8]. Health information for the public needs to be conveyed in plain language and be easy to understand to help individuals make informed health decisions [21].
Limitations
Several limitations of this study are important: (1) It was a relatively small convenience sample with predominantly low-income patients at one health system; (2) The survey was conducted in English only; and (3) vaccination information and utilization of various information sources were not verified or corroborated for each participant.
5. Conclusions
This study provides a snapshot of low-income Louisiana patients’ COVID-19 concerns, vaccine acceptance, and trusted sources of information. The findings are important to help inform ongoing efforts to increase effective clinical and public health communication about vaccines to promote trust. Additionally, the research points to the importance of regional studies to help inform public health messaging and outreach strategies and the need to encourage providers to continue to communicate trustworthy information about vaccine safety and efficacy in their communication with patients. Providers and public health professionals should consider emphasizing vaccine efficacy and targeting strategies to male patients. Disparities in public perceptions and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines continue to evolve, and research over time is needed on vaccine acceptance among a wide range of adults and their providers to understand the complex factors that promote and mitigate vaccine hesitancy. As the pandemic continues, variant COVID-19 strains emerge, and vaccine efficacy wanes, ongoing research is needed that addresses the changing perceptions of infection/disease severity, risks and benefits of vaccination and boosters, and issues related to children and families.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, T.C.D., M.S.W. and C.L.A.; methodology, T.C.D., M.S.W. and C.L.A.; validation, R.B., and M.A.N.B.; formal analysis, R.B. and M.A.N.B.; investigation, T.C.D., M.S.W., and C.L.A.; resources, T.C.D. and C.L.A.; data curation, T.C.D., R.B., M.A.N.B. and C.L.A.; writing—original draft preparation, T.C.D. and C.L.A.; writing—review and editing, all; visualization, T.C.D., M.S.W., J.A.V. and C.L.A.; supervision, T.C.D., C.L.A. and A.B.D.; project administration, T.C.D. and C.L.A.; funding acquisition, T.C.D. and C.L.A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research was funded by The National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health which funds the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Center, grant number 2 U54 GM10490 (T.C.D., R.B. and C.L.A.); The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the office views of the NIH. Wolf reports grants from the NIH, Merck, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Eli Lilly outside the submitted work. Vanchiere reports clinical research contracts with Merck, Pfizer, GSK, Enanta, and Biocryst.
Institutional Review Board Statement
The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Review Board of LSU Health Shreveport (STUDY00001447 on 4/14/2020).
Informed Consent Statement
Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
Data Availability Statement
The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to the protection of personal health information of participants.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.
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Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants (n = 204).
| Characteristic | n |
|---|---|
| Total | 204 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 53.2 (13.9) |
| n (%) | |
| Age | |
| 18–29 | 11 (5.4) |
| 30–44 | 49 (24.0) |
| 45–64 | 104 (51.0) |
| 65+ | 40 (19.6) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 129 (65.2) |
| Male | 71 (34.8) |
| Race | |
| Black or African American | 106 (52.0) |
| White | 91 (44.6) |
| Other | 7 (3.4) |
| City of Residence | |
| Urban | 106 (53.5) |
| Rural | 92 (46.5) |
| Current Employment Situation | |
| Working now for pay | 43 (22.2) |
| Not working for pay | 151 (77.8) |
Table 2.
COVID-19 Vaccine Experiences and Concerns by Race, Sex, and Place of Residence.
| Race | Sex | Urban vs. Rural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experiences and Concerns | Black | White/Other | Female | Male | Urban | Rural | |||
| Totals | % (n/total) | % (n/total) | p-value | % (n/total) | % (n/total) | p-value | % (n/total) | % (n/total) | p-value |
| Doctor discussed recieving COVID-19 vaccine | 86.2 (56/65) | 80.8 (42/52) | 0.433 | 86.8 (66/76) | 77.3 (34/44) | 0.175 | 82.1 (46/56) | 84.6 (55/65) | 0.715 |
| Recieved a COVID-19 vaccine | 61.5 (40/65) | 71.2 (37/52) | 0.213 | 74.7 (56/75) | 54.5 (24/44) | 0.02 * | 69.1 (38/55) | 64.6 (42/65) | 0.604 |
| Reasons for not recieving/or planning to take vaccine: | |||||||||
| Concerned about side effects from vaccine | 65.0 (26/40) | 47.6 (20/42) | 0.113 | 61.2 (30/49) | 50.0 (16/32) | 0.319 | 61.4 (27/44) | 51.4 19/37) | 0.348 |
| Don’t think vaccine works very well | 10.0 (4/40) | 19.0 (8/42) | 0.247 | 14.3 (7/49) | 15.6 (5/32) | 0.904 | 9.1 (4/44) | 21.6 (8/37) | 0.259 |
| Don’t trust that the vaccine is safe | 30.0 (12/40) | 35.7 (15/42) | 0.582 | 34.7 (17/49) | 31.3 (10/32) | 0.740 | 27.3 (12/44) | 40.5 (15/37) | 0.350 |
| Provided information about side effects | 75.6 (34/45) | 77.5 (31/40) | 0.833 | 76.3 (45/59) | 77.8 (21/27) | 0.878 | 68.2 (30/44) | 86.0 (37/43) | 0.047 * |
* Significant at the p < 0.05 level.
Table 3.
Trusted Sources for COVID-19 Vaccine.
| Race | Sex | Urban vs. Rural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | White | Female | Male | Urban | Rural | ||||
| n = 108 | n = 91 | p-value | n = 132 | n = 72 | p-value | n = 107 | n = 93 | p-value | |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||||
| Sources | |||||||||
| The President | 32.4 (35) | 11.0 (10) | 0.0003 ** | 26.5 (35) | 18.1 (13) | 0.173 | 20.6 (22) | 28.0 (26) | 0.222 |
| Health agencies (CDC, FDA, etc.) | 59.3 (64) | 42.9 (39) | 0.021 * | 60.6 (80) | 36.1 (26) | 0.001 ** | 53.3 (57) | 52.7 (49) | 0.934 |
| LA State Dept of Health | 51.9 (56) | 30.8 (28) | 0.003 * | 45.5 (60) | 36.1 (26) | 0.197 | 45.8 (49) | 40.9 (38) | 0.483 |
| LA state government | 34.3 (37) | 17.6 (16) | 0.008 * | 28.8 (38) | 25.0 (18) | 0.562 | 25.2 (27) | 31.2 (29) | 0.350 |
| Local News stations or newspapers | 29.6 (32) | 17.6 (16) | 0.048 * | 23.5 (31) | 27.8 (20) | 0.499 | 22.4 (24) | 29.0 (27) | 0.285 |
| Doctor/health care provider | 84.3 (91) | 72.5 (66) | 0.043 * | 84.1 (111) | 72.2 (52) | 0.043 * | 81.3 (87) | 81.7 (76) | 0.940 |
| Nurse | 44.4 (48) | 28.6 (26) | 0.021 * | 37.9 (50) | 37.5 (27) | 0.958 | 38.3 (41) | 38.7 (36) | 0.955 |
| Pharmacist | 43.5 (47) | 30.8 (28) | 0.065 | 36.4 (48) | 41.7 (30) | 0.456 | 35.5 (38) | 43.0 (40) | 0.278 |
| Minister/faith leader | 30.6 (33) | 16.5 (15) | 0.021 * | 22.0 (29) | 27.8 (20) | 0.353 | 25.2 (27) | 23.7 (22) | 0.796 |
| Your family | 25.9 (28) | 16.5 (15) | 0.107 | 22.0 (29) | 23.6 (17) | 0.789 | 17.8 (19) | 29.0 (27) | 0.059 |
| Facebook or social media | (6) | (2) | 0.230 | (3) | (5) | 0.100 | (3) | (5) | 0.354 |
* Significant at the p < 0.05 level. ** Significant at the p < 0.001 level.
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Davis TC, Beyl R, Bhuiyan MAN, Davis AB, Vanchiere JA, Wolf MS, Arnold CL. COVID-19 Concerns, Vaccine Acceptance and Trusted Sources of Information among Patients Cared for in a Safety-Net Health System. Vaccines. 2022; 10(6):928. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060928
Chicago/Turabian StyleDavis, Terry C., Robbie Beyl, Mohammad A. N. Bhuiyan, Adrienne B. Davis, John A. Vanchiere, Michael S. Wolf, and Connie L. Arnold. 2022. "COVID-19 Concerns, Vaccine Acceptance and Trusted Sources of Information among Patients Cared for in a Safety-Net Health System" Vaccines 10, no. 6: 928. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060928
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