Facilitators and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination in Vietnamese Americans in Texas: A Survey
Diana Omenge, Zeeshan Ali, Paul G. Yeh, Angelica Nguyen, Jannette Diep, Shielene Vargas, Saba Siddiqi, Celine Nguyen, Carlos Fuentes, Bich-May Nguyen

TL;DR
This study explores what influences Vietnamese Americans in Texas to get vaccinated for COVID-19, finding that trust in healthcare providers and the government increases vaccination rates, while trust in peers and pandemic challenges decrease it.
Contribution
The study provides new insights into vaccination facilitators and barriers specific to Vietnamese Americans, a subpopulation with limited disaggregated data.
Findings
High trust in healthcare providers and the federal government increased odds of vaccination.
Trust in peers and pandemic-related challenges like lack of clean water decreased vaccination odds.
Understanding these factors can help improve health equity for Vietnamese Americans.
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately affected Asian American communities, highlighting the need to understand the factors that influence vaccination rates, especially within subpopulations. Many trust studies have found that healthcare institutions, peers, and nonmedical health drivers play key roles in shaping vaccination decisions within specific subgroups, underscoring the need to examine these factors among subpopulations like Vietnamese Americans to develop targeted interventions. Unfortunately, Vietnamese Americans, a significant population in Texas, have limited disaggregated data available, a knowledge gap this study seeks to fill. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Common Survey 2 instrument was used online and via paper in English and Vietnamese. Trained volunteers, outreach events, and local Texas…
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Taxonomy
TopicsVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Migration, Health and Trauma
