Financial Incentives Are Associated with Lower Likelihood of COVID-19 Vaccination in Northeast Ohio.
J Am Board Fam Med
; 2023 Jan 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2198398
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Declining COVID-19 vaccination rates have led to implementation of monetary incentives to increase vaccine uptake. The Ohio Vax-a-Million lottery and subsequent $100 incentives were created to encourage individuals to become vaccinated. The purpose of this survey was to determine the efficacy of these monetary incentives on vaccination rates.METHODS:
A 38-item questionnaire was given to outpatients at MetroHealth and Cleveland Veteran Affairs Hospitals between August 2021 and February 2022 who either waited 2 or more months to receive the COVID-19 vaccination or have not yet been vaccinated. The survey contained questions regarding demographics and perceptions of COVID-19 monetary incentives on vaccination likelihood.RESULTS:
Of the 471 participants surveyed, 0.95% reported that the Ohio Vax-a-Million lottery increased their vaccination likelihood, while 29.7% reported that it decreased their likelihood. 6.8% of respondents reported the $100 incentive increased their vaccination likelihood while 17.4% reported it decreased their vaccination chances. 20.6% of participants stated news of the Delta (δ) variant increased their vaccination likelihood.CONCLUSION:
Our study results suggest that monetary incentives were not associated with increased COVID-19 vaccination rates. Instead, more participants believed that these incentives decreased their vaccination likelihood. Expansion of the survey across a wider sociodemographic range can provide further evidence of the efficacy of these programs before reimplementation.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
/
Variants
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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