COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Hesitancy in a National Sample of Australian Gay and Bisexual Men

M Holt, J MacGibbon, B Bavinton, T Broady, S Clackett, Jeannette Ellard, J Kolstee, A Molyneux, D Murphy, C Power, J de Wit
2022
Minority groups may face additional barriers to vaccination. In April–June 2021, we assessed the level of COVID-19 vaccination and willingness to be vaccinated in a national, online survey of 1280 gay and bisexual men in Australia. Over a quarter of the sample (28.0%) had been partially or fully vaccinated, and 80.0% of the unvaccinated were willing to be vaccinated. Vaccination was independently associated with older age, being university educated, and HIV status (with HIV-positive
more » ... being more likely and untested participants less likely to be vaccinated). Willingness to be vaccinated was independently associated with living in a capital city and being university educated. Those who had lost income or their job due to COVID-19 were less willing to be vaccinated. Our results suggest encouraging COVID-19 vaccination among those with lower levels of health literacy and supporting those who have experienced financial stress because of the pandemic.
doi:10.26181/20400714 fatcat:hvvwztlxwvem5dsgvxlxou66vq