COVID-2019 Testing and Vaccination Among African American and Latinx Public Housing Residents

Purpose

This proposal seeks to enhance acceptability and uptake of COVID-19 testing and vaccination to engage African American and Latinx public housing residents in South Los Angeles. Given the multiple disparities experienced by public housing residents, the investigators will utilize a theoretically-based, multidisciplinary and culturally tailored intervention to reduce barriers and implement innovate strategies to engage this population in the uptake of COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

Condition

  • Coronavirus

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Identify as Latino/Hispanic or African American/Black - Reside in one of the six collaborating public housing - 18 years old and older - Speak either English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria

  • Does not self-identify as African American and/or Black - Under the age of 18 - Unable to speak English or Spanish - Does not Reside in one of the six collaborating public housing

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Increasing Uptake of COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination 		This is a pre-experimental "one group pretest-posttest" design to improve COVID-19 associated health outcomes and willingness and uptake toward testing and vaccination among 310 Hispanic and African American public housing residents in South Los Angeles. The proposed intervention will employ (1) culturally sensitive, (2) theoretically based intervention that will be jointly delivered by our COVID-19 health ambassadors and our researchers. We will use the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills (IMB) model and the Transtheoretical Model to implement the intervention.
  • Behavioral: Increasing Willingness and Uptake of COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination
    Provide/enhance knowledge, modify attitudes, motivate and provide skills and resources to reduce COVID-19 related risk and challenges and increase willingness and uptake in COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04542395
Status
Withdrawn
Sponsor
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Detailed Description

Through the engagement and empowerment of 15 trained COVID-19 health ambassadors, the investigators will jointly implement and evaluate a theoretically based and culturally-sensitive socio-behavioral intervention that will: a) reduce mistrust, fatalistic beliefs, and related psychosocial barriers that hinder COVID-19 testing and vaccination; b) increase receptivity and willingness for uptake of COVID-19 testing and vaccination; and c) assess perceived impact of psychosocial and health outcomes related to COVID-19 testing and vaccination for 310 African American and Latinx public housing residents.