Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023
Introduction: The intersections of religion and vaccination became visible early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, initial pandemic data reporting associations between religiosity and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is nearly 5 years old and has methodologic limitations. The aim of this study was to examine...
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| author | Joshua T.B. Williams, MD Kate Kurlandsky, BA Kristin Breslin, MPH Hannah Cruz, MPH Amy Stein, PhD Jo Ann Shoup, PhD Liza M. Reifler, MPH Matthew F. Daley, MD Bruno Lewin, MD, DTMH Kristin Goddard, MPH Michelle L. Henninger, PhD Jennifer C. Nelson, PhD Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, PhD, MSC Kayla E. Hanson, MPH Candace C. Fuller, PhD, MPH Simon J. Hambidge, MD, PhD |
| author_facet | Joshua T.B. Williams, MD Kate Kurlandsky, BA Kristin Breslin, MPH Hannah Cruz, MPH Amy Stein, PhD Jo Ann Shoup, PhD Liza M. Reifler, MPH Matthew F. Daley, MD Bruno Lewin, MD, DTMH Kristin Goddard, MPH Michelle L. Henninger, PhD Jennifer C. Nelson, PhD Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, PhD, MSC Kayla E. Hanson, MPH Candace C. Fuller, PhD, MPH Simon J. Hambidge, MD, PhD |
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| description | Introduction: The intersections of religion and vaccination became visible early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, initial pandemic data reporting associations between religiosity and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is nearly 5 years old and has methodologic limitations. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between religious service attendance, COVID-19 attitudes, and COVID-19 vaccination at the midpoint of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Methods: A survey of Vaccine Safety Datalink members, purposefully sampled by race, ethnicity, language, and pregnancy status (N=2,856), was administered from November 2022 through February 2023. Data were analyzed through weighting and multivariable logistic regression. Results: Overall, 960 people (33%) responded; 22.8% (95% CI=15.2%, 30.3%) identified as Catholic, and 21.7% (95% CI=14.6%, 28.9%) identified as just Christian. Overall, 28.1% (95% CI=19.4%, 36.8%) reported never attending services, whereas 19.0% (95% CI=12.3%, 25.7%) attended weekly or more often. Compared with never attending services, religious service attendance weekly or more often was associated with increasing bivalent COVID-19 Omicron booster vaccine hesitancy (p<0.01) and decreasing trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccine information (p=0.033). Self-reported COVID-19 vaccination ever (AOR=0.65; 95% CI=0.23, 1.84) or any bivalent COVID-19 Omicron booster vaccination (AOR=0.36; 95% CI=0.06, 2.20) were not associated with religious service attendance weekly or more often, compared with never attending services. Conclusions: Observed associations between religious service attendance, vaccine attitudes, and trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourage meaningfully redefining public health and faith community partnerships oriented toward COVID-19–related education and disease prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0ec95eb9be04514a2873a02f028da062025-08-24T05:15:35ZengElsevierAJPM Focus2773-06542025-10-014510040410.1016/j.focus.2025.100404Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023Joshua T.B. Williams, MD0Kate Kurlandsky, BA1Kristin Breslin, MPH2Hannah Cruz, MPH3Amy Stein, PhD4Jo Ann Shoup, PhD5Liza M. Reifler, MPH6Matthew F. Daley, MD7Bruno Lewin, MD, DTMH8Kristin Goddard, MPH9Michelle L. Henninger, PhD10Jennifer C. Nelson, PhD11Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, PhD, MSC12Kayla E. Hanson, MPH13Candace C. Fuller, PhD, MPH14Simon J. Hambidge, MD, PhD15Ambulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; Address correspondence to: Joshua T. B. Williams, MD, Ambulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, 301 W. 6th Avenue, MC 1911, Denver CO 80204.Ambulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, ColoradoAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, ColoradoAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, ColoradoAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, ColoradoInstitute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, ColoradoInstitute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, ColoradoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, ColoradoKaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CaliforniaKaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, Oakland, CaliforniaCenter for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OregonHealth Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, WashingtonHealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MinnesotaMarshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, WisconsinDepartment of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MassachusettsAmbulatory Care Services, Denver Health and Hospitals, Denver, Colorado; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, ColoradoIntroduction: The intersections of religion and vaccination became visible early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, initial pandemic data reporting associations between religiosity and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is nearly 5 years old and has methodologic limitations. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between religious service attendance, COVID-19 attitudes, and COVID-19 vaccination at the midpoint of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Methods: A survey of Vaccine Safety Datalink members, purposefully sampled by race, ethnicity, language, and pregnancy status (N=2,856), was administered from November 2022 through February 2023. Data were analyzed through weighting and multivariable logistic regression. Results: Overall, 960 people (33%) responded; 22.8% (95% CI=15.2%, 30.3%) identified as Catholic, and 21.7% (95% CI=14.6%, 28.9%) identified as just Christian. Overall, 28.1% (95% CI=19.4%, 36.8%) reported never attending services, whereas 19.0% (95% CI=12.3%, 25.7%) attended weekly or more often. Compared with never attending services, religious service attendance weekly or more often was associated with increasing bivalent COVID-19 Omicron booster vaccine hesitancy (p<0.01) and decreasing trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccine information (p=0.033). Self-reported COVID-19 vaccination ever (AOR=0.65; 95% CI=0.23, 1.84) or any bivalent COVID-19 Omicron booster vaccination (AOR=0.36; 95% CI=0.06, 2.20) were not associated with religious service attendance weekly or more often, compared with never attending services. Conclusions: Observed associations between religious service attendance, vaccine attitudes, and trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourage meaningfully redefining public health and faith community partnerships oriented toward COVID-19–related education and disease prevention.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065425000926COVID-19vaccinereligionreligious service attendancevaccine hesitancy |
| spellingShingle | Joshua T.B. Williams, MD Kate Kurlandsky, BA Kristin Breslin, MPH Hannah Cruz, MPH Amy Stein, PhD Jo Ann Shoup, PhD Liza M. Reifler, MPH Matthew F. Daley, MD Bruno Lewin, MD, DTMH Kristin Goddard, MPH Michelle L. Henninger, PhD Jennifer C. Nelson, PhD Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, PhD, MSC Kayla E. Hanson, MPH Candace C. Fuller, PhD, MPH Simon J. Hambidge, MD, PhD Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023 AJPM Focus COVID-19 vaccine religion religious service attendance vaccine hesitancy |
| title | Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023 |
| title_full | Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023 |
| title_fullStr | Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023 |
| title_short | Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023 |
| title_sort | religious service attendance covid 19 vaccine attitudes and covid 19 vaccination status a vaccine safety datalink member survey 2022 2023 |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccine religion religious service attendance vaccine hesitancy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065425000926 |
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