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. 2022 Mar 22;67:1604133.
doi: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604133.
eCollection 2022.
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- 1 Arab Medical Association in the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
- 2 Soroka Medical Center, Beersheba, Israel.
- 3 The Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
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Naim Abu-Freha et al.
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. 2022 Mar 22;67:1604133.
doi: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604133.
eCollection 2022.
Affiliations
- 1 Arab Medical Association in the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
- 2 Soroka Medical Center, Beersheba, Israel.
- 3 The Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
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Objectives: We investigated the causes of low COVID-19 vaccination rates among a minority population and highlighted interventions for increasing the vaccination rate. Methods: We reviewed the experience during the mass vaccination campaign period among the Arab Bedouin (AB) in Israel, attempting to determine important causes of low vaccination rates and gathered information from real-life experience and through direct contact with the population during the campaign. Results: Causes for low vaccination rates in the AB are related to the health system infrastructure, crisis management strategies, and population characteristics. Long-standing socioeconomic inequalities, limited resources, and language and culture barriers present special challenges to the task of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Key interventions for increasing vaccination rates among minority populations include raising awareness, improving vaccination access, and directly targeting risk-groups. To maximize the effectiveness of these interventions they should be culturally adapted and executed according to the needs of each individual target community. Conclusion: Culturally adapted awareness campaigns, interventions, and improved access to vaccines can be accomplished by cooperation between relevant governing and community bodies to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among minorities.
Keywords:
Arab Bedouin; COVID-19; awareness; culture; language; minority; southern Israel; vaccination.
Copyright © 2022 Abu-Freha, Alsana, El-Saied, Azbarga, Aloka, Goda and Abu Tailakh.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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