Racial and ethnic differences in vaccine hesitancy Among registered nurses in New Jersey: A cross-sectional survey

Irina B Grafova; Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz; Mary L Johansen; Mary Lou Manning; Suzanne Crincoli; Pamela B de Cordova

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.007

Racial and ethnic differences in vaccine hesitancy Among registered nurses in New Jersey: A cross-sectional survey

Am J Infect Control. 2022 May;50(5):572-574. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.007. Epub 2022 Feb 12.

Authors

Irina B Grafova¹, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz², Mary L Johansen³, Mary Lou Manning⁴, Suzanne Crincoli³, Pamela B de Cordova³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ.
² College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: monika.pogorzelska@jefferson.edu.
³ School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ.
⁴ College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 35158011
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.007

Abstract

Nurses play an important role in the vaccine readiness process and high vaccination rates among nurses are essential to ensuring successful vaccination programs. This study sought to examine whether the intention to get vaccinated varied by race and/or ethnicity among a large sample of registered nurses in New Jersey.

Keywords: COVID-19 Vaccine; Racial/Ethnic Disparities; Registered Nurses.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
New Jersey
Nurses*
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination
Vaccination Hesitancy

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines