Health Care Delivery Site– and Patient-Level Factors Associated With COVID-19 Primary Vaccine Series Completion in a National Network of Community Health Centers
<b>Objectives.</b> To assess multilevel factors associated with variation in COVID-19 vaccination rates in a US network of community health centers. <b>Methods.</b> Using multilevel logistic regression with electronic health record data from ADVANCE (Accelerating Data Value Across a National Community Health Center Network; January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022), we assessed associations between health care delivery site-level (n = 1219) and patient-level (n = 1 864 007) characteristics and COVID-19 primary vaccine series uptake. <b>Results.</b> A total of 1 337 440 patients completed the COVID-19 primary vaccine series. Health care delivery site characteristics were significantly associated with lower series completion rates, including being located in non-Medicaid expansion states and isolated or rural communities and serving fewer patients. Patient characteristics associated with significantly lower likelihood of completing the vaccine series included being Black/African American or American Indian/Alaska Native (vs White), younger age, lower income, being uninsured or publicly insured (vs using private insurance), and having fewer visits. <b>Conclusions.</b> Both health care delivery site- and patient-level factors were significantly associated with lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Community health centers have been a critical resource for vaccination during the pandemic. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2024;114(11):1242-1251. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307773).
Authors
- Sean T. O’Leary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-582X)
- Brigit Hatch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1828-7279)
- Jee Oakley
- Anna Steeves-Reece (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9740-5079)
- Rose Gunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-0699)
- Rachel Gold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6326-5012)
- Erika Cottrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0481-4485)
- Aileen Ochoa
- Christine I. Spina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2584-8318)
- Shilin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3704-3798)
- Treasure Allen
Institutions
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2024.307773
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Morehouse School of Medicine