Defining the determinants of vaccine uptake and undervaccination in migrant populations in Europe to improve routine and COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a systematic review

  1. Alison F Crawshaw
  2. Yasmin Farah
  3. Anna Deal
  4. Kieran Rustage
  5. Sally E Hayward
  6. Jessica Carter
  7. Felicity Knights
  8. Lucy P Goldsmith
  9. Ines Campos-Matos
  10. Fatima Wurie
  11. Azeem Majeed
  12. Helen Bedford
  13. Alice S Forster
  14. Sally Hargreaves

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  1. Version published to 10.1016/s1473-3099(22)00066-4
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    Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.

    Table 1: Rigor

    Ethicsnot detected.
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.
    Randomizationnot detected.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.

    Table 2: Resources

    Software and Algorithms
    SentencesResources
    Search strategy: MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases were searched for primary research in any language published between 1 January 2000 and 14 September 2021, combining free text terms and subject headings relating to (migration) AND (vaccination) AND (determinants) (see Tables S3-S4).
    MEDLINE
    suggested: (MEDLINE, RRID:SCR_002185)
    PsycINFO
    suggested: (PsycINFO, RRID:SCR_014799)
    Records were imported into EndNote, and duplicates deleted.
    EndNote
    suggested: (EndNote, RRID:SCR_014001)

    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).

    Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:
    (108-110) This review has some limitations. Included studies came from only 16 of the 32 review countries; therefore, this review is not fully representative of the European region and largely focuses on Western Europe, highlighting the urgent need for more data on vaccination uptake disaggregating by migrant status in European countries, which is rarely collected by national data systems. The lack of uptake data for the COVID-19 vaccine in diverse migrant populations has been previously highlighted and has undoubtedly hindered evidence-based service delivery. (97, 111) Certain sub-populations and nationalities of migrants were not well reported (e.g., undocumented migrants), and migrant status was generally not well defined or reported in the data, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions. This review has shown that access to and acceptance of vaccination are key factors influencing vaccine uptake in migrant populations in the EU/EEA. To address these barriers and ensure we meet regional and global targets for immunisation coverage and uptake, multi-level action is needed. Vaccination services should be designed to better meet patients’ social, cultural, and linguistic needs, through the translation and tailoring of information, provision of interpreters, training of HCPs in migrant health/vaccination guidelines and implementation of interventions which facilitate access to vaccination. Tailored and evidence-informed strategies should be co-designed with migrant populati...

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.

    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.

    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.

    Results from rtransparent:
    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
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    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

    Results from scite Reference Check: We found no unreliable references.

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