Primieri, C.; Chiavarini, M.; Giacchetta, I.; de Waure, C.; Bietta, C. COVID-19 Vaccination Actual Uptake and Potential Inequalities Due to Socio-Demographic Characteristics: A Population-Based Study in the Umbria Region, Italy. Vaccines2023, 11, 1351.
Primieri, C.; Chiavarini, M.; Giacchetta, I.; de Waure, C.; Bietta, C. COVID-19 Vaccination Actual Uptake and Potential Inequalities Due to Socio-Demographic Characteristics: A Population-Based Study in the Umbria Region, Italy. Vaccines 2023, 11, 1351.
Primieri, C.; Chiavarini, M.; Giacchetta, I.; de Waure, C.; Bietta, C. COVID-19 Vaccination Actual Uptake and Potential Inequalities Due to Socio-Demographic Characteristics: A Population-Based Study in the Umbria Region, Italy. Vaccines2023, 11, 1351.
Primieri, C.; Chiavarini, M.; Giacchetta, I.; de Waure, C.; Bietta, C. COVID-19 Vaccination Actual Uptake and Potential Inequalities Due to Socio-Demographic Characteristics: A Population-Based Study in the Umbria Region, Italy. Vaccines 2023, 11, 1351.
Abstract
Socio-demographic factors are responsible of health inequalities also in vaccination. The aim of this study was to evaluate their role at population level through a population-based study performed on the whole population entitled to receive COVID-19 vaccines in Umbria Region, Italy, and registered to the Regional Healthcare Service as of February 28th, 2021. Socio-demographic characteristics and vaccination status in terms of uptake at least one dose of any available vaccine, completion of the primary vaccination cycle and uptake of the booster doses as of February 28th, 2022 were col-lected from the Umbria regional database. The percentage of eligible population who did not initiate the COVID-19 vaccination, complete the full vaccination cycle and get the booster dose was 11.8%, 1.2% and 21.5% respectively. A younger age, being a not-Italian citizen, and not holding an ex-emption for chronic disease/disability and a GP/FP were associated to all the endpoints. Females, as compared to males, were more likely to not initiate the vaccination but less likely to not receive the booster dose. On the contrary, results on the deprivation index were not conclusive. The findings, beyond confirming current knowledge at population level, provide new inputs for better tailoring vaccination campaigns.
Keywords
Covid-19; inequalities; vaccination
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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