AUTHOR=Bastola Kalpana , Nohynek Hanna , Lilja Eero , Castaneda Anu E. , Austero Sara , Kuusio Hannamaria , Skogberg Natalia 

TITLE=Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Factors Associated With Complete COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Migrant Origin Persons in Finland

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=68

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605547

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2023.1605547

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objective:</bold> We examined incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 vaccine uptake and factors associated with complete COVID-19 vaccine uptake among persons of migrant origin in Finland.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> Data on laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccine doses between March 2020 and November 2021 were linked to FinMonik register sample (<italic>n</italic> = 13,223) and MigCOVID (<italic>n</italic> = 3,668) survey data using unique personal identifier. Logistic regression was the main method of analyses.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> Among FinMonik sample, complete COVID-19 vaccine uptake was lower among persons of Russia/former Soviet Union, Estonia, and rest of Africa and higher among persons of Southeast Asia, rest of Asia, and the Middle East/North Africa than among persons originating from Europe/North America/Oceania. Male sex, younger age, migration age (&lt;18 years) and shorter length of residence were associated with lower vaccine uptake among FinMonik sample, whereas younger age, being economically inactive, poorer language skills, experiences of discrimination and psychological distress were associated with lower vaccine uptake among MigCOVID sub-sample.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Our Findings point to a further need of tailored and targeted communication and community outreach strategies to increase vaccine uptake among persons of migrant origin.</p>