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Implementation of an Interprofessional COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Program for High School Students
JACCP Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy ; 5(12):1453, 2022.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2173028
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Introduction:

The WHO SAGE Vaccine Hesitancy Matrix provides vaccine hesitancy solutions based on contextual influences, individual and group influences, and vaccine/vaccination-specific issues. There are limited studies about the impact of using this matrix on high school students to improve their COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rates. Research Question or

Hypothesis:

Can an interprofessional, interactive vaccine hesitancy program change high school student's knowledge of and attitudes for the COVID-19 vaccine? Study

Design:

Pre-post interventional study. Method(s) An panel of healthcare providers, public health workers, teachers, and religious leaders implemented an interactive curriculum about scientific findings on COVID-19 vaccines, recognizing misinformation, and overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for underrepresented high school students using matrix principles. Afterwards, participants designed two videos featuring different topics to improve vaccine confidence. Students also applied the principles learned at a COVID-19 pharmacy vaccination clinic event to address vaccinerelated misconceptions in the community. Entry and exit surveys for the participants were collected on a 5-point Likert scale. The McNemar test was used to evaluate changes from non-preferred to preferred responses with an alpha of 0.05. Result(s) Forty-five students (38% 10th grade, 40% 11th grade, 48% Caucasian, 33% African-American) participated in the 4-month program. Significantly more students agreed in post-tests, chi2(1, N = 31) = 4.167, p = 0.0412, that "I have adequate knowledge about SARSCoV- 2 disease." More students agreed in post-tests, chi2(1, N = 31) = 6.750, p = 0.0094, that "I have adequate knowledge about the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine." Overall, 25 students (64%) agreed that "I have talked to my peers about information I learned during the program". Finally, 20 students (51%) agreed that "I am comfortable serving as a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine ambassador where I can promote the SARSCoV- 2 vaccine to my community." Conclusion(s) This program increased the knowledge and attitudes of underserved students in vaccine hesitancy while being actively engaged in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that was disproportionately affecting their community.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: JACCP Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: JACCP Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Year: 2022 Document Type: Article