Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 testing and vaccination: a qualitative focus group study among Rhode Island’s Latine/Hispanic community

IntroductionDue to a combination of cultural, situational, social, and environmental factors, members of the Latine/Hispanic community experienced higher contagion and poorer outcomes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and lower rates of testing and vaccination. Our aims were to use the frameworks of imple...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Health Services
Main Authors:	D. Grace Smith, Yovanska Duarte-Velez, Elizabeth S. Chen, Mario Bueno, A. Rani Elwy, Indra Neil Sarkar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 Latine/Hispanic implementation science health disparities health behaviors qualitative methods
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frhs.2025.1473375/full