Facilitators and barriers to covid-19 vaccine uptake in BAME groups [COVID-19]

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Facilitators and barriers to covid-19 vaccine uptake in BAME groups in primary care: a qualitative study

• IRAS ID

  294933

• Contact name

  Mohammad Sharif Razai

• Contact email

  mrazai@sgul.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  St George's University of London

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 1 months, 15 days

• Research summary

  Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on ethnic minority groups with much higher mortality, and cases and hospitalisation rates compared to the white populations. Vaccination is an effective strategy in mitigating the risk in BAME communities and slowing the spread of the pandemic. We urgently need to understand the factors that cause vaccine reluctance, hesitancy and refusal, and how to facilitate engagement with vaccination programmes. SAGE and other public health bodies have called for more work to understand the issues, particularly through primary and community care.

  Aims:
  To explore in depth BAME patients from South Asian (Bangladeshi/Paskistani) and Black (African/African-Caribbean) ethnicities views perceptions and ideas about covid-19 vaccination in primary care in February 2021 and its implications for covid-19 vaccine roll out.

  Methods:
  We aim to conduct in depth telephone interviews using semi-structured, open-ended questions. Interviews will be conducted by the healthcare professional looking after the patient. Patients will be recruited using purposive sampling in 5 socially and ethnically diverse general practices in London. Interviews will be audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and subjected to thematic analysis. Data on age, sex, occupation, co-morbidities, previous vaccination status, geographical location, country of birth, education level will be also be obtained. Data collection will be ended when data saturation is reached, and no novel concepts are arising. Data will be analysed inductively, informed by thematic analysis, using NVIVO 12 and a comprehensive lists of codes developed by the researchers.

  Outcomes:
  In depth qualitative data on reasons for covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and facilitators for increasing the uptake of the vaccine

• REC name

  West Midlands - Edgbaston Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  21/WM/0063

• Date of REC Opinion

  7 Apr 2021

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion