Paediatric COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors Among Migrant and Non-migrant Children Aged 5–11 Years in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Population-Level Retrospective Cohort Study

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aut.relation.issue5
aut.relation.journalAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
aut.relation.volume47
dc.contributor.authorCharania, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorLinda, Kirkpatrick
dc.contributor.authorJanine, Paynter
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-19T22:46:06Z
dc.date.available2023-09-19T22:46:06Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-19
dc.description.abstractObjective Children with migrant and refugee backgrounds may experience immunisation inequities due to barriers to accessing and accepting vaccines. In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), national reporting can mask inequities in coverage by migration background. This study explored paediatric COVID-19 vaccine uptake among children with migrant and refugee backgrounds. Methods This population-level retrospective cohort study compared rates and determinants of paediatric COVID-19 vaccine uptake as of July 2022 amongst migrant and non-migrant children who were aged between 5 and 11 years as of January 2022. Linked de-identified administrative and health data available in Statistics NZ’s Integrated Data Infrastructure were used, and univariate and multivariable logistic regression were conducted to determine associations. Results Of the total study population (N = 451,323), 3.5% were overseas-born migrant children, 31.3% were NZ-born migrant children, and 65.3% were NZ-born non-migrant children. Only 50.8% (229,164 out of 451,323) of children had received at least one dose. Migrant children were significantly more likely to have received a COVID-19 vaccination than non-migrant children. Logistic modelling revealed that all factors, including ethnicity, gender, age, family type, household income, deprivation, region, parent COVID-19 vaccination status, and child’s previous COVID-19 infection, significantly influenced COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The largest contributing factor was parents’ COVID-19 vaccination status. Conclusions The findings suggest that NZ’s paediatric COVID-19 vaccination programme was able to address logistical and motivational barriers commonly identified amongst migrants and refugees. Implications for public health As parents’ vaccination status is an important factor in vaccinating their own children, continuous efforts are needed to support confident parental COVID-19 vaccine decision-making. To address social inequities, engagement with marginalised communities to co-design tailored and localised approaches is recommended.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, ISSN: 1326-0200 (Print); 1326-0200 (Online), Wiley, 47(5).
dc.identifier.issn1326-0200
dc.identifier.issn1326-0200
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16699
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020023052639
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject1402 Applied Economics
dc.subject1605 Policy and Administration
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subject4202 Epidemiology
dc.subject4203 Health services and systems
dc.subject4206 Public health
dc.titlePaediatric COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors Among Migrant and Non-migrant Children Aged 5–11 Years in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Population-Level Retrospective Cohort Study
dc.typeJournal Article
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