Sex differences in COVID-19 vaccine confidence in people living with HIV in Canada
Among PLWH, females showed greater COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy than males. Specifically, compared with males, females had a higher level of lack of confidence in vaccines. Fewer females than males believed that COVID-19 vaccines had health benefits at both the personal and societal levels and that recommendations made by their doctor/health care provider and public health officials are reliable and trustworthy. Further investigation into reasons for this difference in opinion still needs to be elucidated. Educational interventions targeted toward females living with HIV are especially needed to increase confidence in vaccination.
Authors
- Catharine Chambers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7959-7078)
- Carrie Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9034-7552)
- Curtis Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3368-3499)
- Sze Shing Christian Hui
- Muluba Habanyama
- Hong Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-8650)
- Aslam H. Anis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-8885)
- Hasina Samji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4555-7609)
- Wei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7988-1979)
- Judy Needham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6327-176X)
- Joel Singer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4936-4086)
- Sandra Peláez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-4075)
- Enrico Mandarino
- Branka Vulesevic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-2209)
- Cecilia T. Costiniuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-714X)
- Erika Benko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9775-0419)
- Colin Kovacs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3932-6545)
- Sugandhi del Canto
- Yanbo Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-325X)
- Maureen Owino
- Abigail Kroch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-2461)
- Guy-Henri Godin
- Inés Colmegna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-8334)
- Jessica R. Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9611-0009)
- Shari Margolese
- Elisa Lau
- Tima Mohammadi
- Ann N. Burchell
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- BC Centre for Disease Control (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Maple Leaf Medical Clinic (CA)
- Unity Health Toronto
- HIV Legal Network (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine X
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100566
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.11
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research