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COVID-19 vaccination rates among healthcare workers by immigrant background: A nation-wide registry study from Norway.
Kraft, Kristian Bandlien; Elgersma, Ingeborg; Lyngstad, Trude Marie; Elstrøm, Petter; Telle, Kjetil.
  • Kraft KB; Cluster for Health Services Research, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway.
  • Elgersma I; Cluster for Health Services Research, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway.
  • Lyngstad TM; Division of Infection Control and Preparedness, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway.
  • Elstrøm P; Division of Infection Control and Preparedness, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway.
  • Telle K; Cluster for Health Services Research, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Oslo, Norway.
Scand J Public Health ; : 14034948221100685, 2022 Sep 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2053741
ABSTRACT

AIMS:

Studies have suggested that some minority groups tend to have lower vaccination rates than the overall population. This study aims to examine COVID-19 vaccination rates among healthcare workers in Norway, according to immigrant background.

METHODS:

We used individual-level, nation-wide registry data from Norway to identify all healthcare workers employed full time at 1 December 2020. We examined the relationship between country of birth and COVID-19 vaccination from December 2020 to August 2021, both crude and adjusted for, for example, age, sex, municipality of residence and detailed occupation codes in logistic regression models.

RESULTS:

Among all healthcare workers in Norway, immigrants had a 9 percentage point lower vaccination rate (85%) than healthcare workers without an immigrant background (94%) at 31 August 2021. The overall vaccination rate varied by country of birth, with immigrants born in Russia (71%), Serbia (72%), Lithuania (72%), Romania (75%), Poland (76%), Eritrea (77%) and Somalia (78%) having the lowest crude vaccination rates. When we adjusted for demographics and detailed occupational codes, immigrant groups that more often worked as healthcare assistants, such as immigrants from Eritrea and Somalia, increased their vaccination rates.

CONCLUSIONS:

Substantial differences in vaccination rates among immigrant groups employed in the healthcare sector in Norway indicate that measures to improve vaccine uptake should focus on specific immigrant groups rather than all immigrants together. Lower vaccination rates in some immigrant groups appear to be largely driven by the occupational composition, suggesting that some of the differences in vaccine rates can be attributed to variation in vaccine access.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Scand J Public Health Journal subject: Social Medicine / Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 14034948221100685

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Scand J Public Health Journal subject: Social Medicine / Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 14034948221100685