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COVID-19 vaccination coverage and associated factors in seasonal fruit workers in Lleida
Vacunas ; 23:S44-51, 2022.
Article in English | PubMed Central | ID: covidwho-2132626
ABSTRACT

Objectives:

Seasonal fruit workers are a high-risk group for SARS-COV-2 infection. We aimed to estimate vaccination coverage and factors associated with vaccination in seasonal fruit workers.

Methods:

We carried out an anonymous survey of seasonal fruit workers in the 2021 campaign in Baix Segria region and Lleida city (Spain) on vaccination, knowledge and attitudes about the COVID-19 vaccine. Univariate and bivariate descriptive analyses were performed comparing vaccinated versus non-vaccinated. Multivariate analysis was performed using to assess factors associated to vaccination uptake.

Results:

We included 286 seasonal workers. The prevalence of confirmed COVID-19 background was 39.5% and overall vaccination coverage was 78.7%. Factors associated with vaccination were age (aOR = 0.96;95% CI 0.94–0.99), good knowledge of disease (aOR = 1.87;95% CI  1.01–3.47) and having a high-perceived vaccine effectiveness (aOR = 2.94;95% CI  1.50–5.73). High vaccination coverage in workers was associated to knowledge (OR = 3.69;95% CI 1.61–8.48), safe transport (OR = 2.84;95% CI 1.40–5.76) and appropriate housing (OR = 2.62;95% CI 1.25–5.46) as important non-pharmacological measures to reduced transmission.

Conclusion:

The study confirms the high prevalence of COVID-19 history and moderate vaccination coverage in seasonal fruit workers. Health education programs to improve knowledge about COVID-19 and its vaccination can help improve vaccination uptake.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: PubMed Central Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Vacunas Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: PubMed Central Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Vacunas Year: 2022 Document Type: Article