Perceptions of COVID-19 risk, vaccine access and confidence: a qualitative description of South Asians in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In the first full year of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), South Asians living in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) and Greater Vancouver area (GVA) experienced specific barriers to accessing SARS-CoV-2 testing and reliable health information. However, between June 2021 and February 2022, the proportion of people having received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose was higher among this group (96%) than among individuals who were not visible minorities (93%). A better understanding of successful approaches and the challenges experienced by those who remain unvaccinated among this highly vaccinated group may improve public health outreach in subsequent waves of the current pandemic or for future pandemic planning. Using qualitative methods, we sought to explore the

SUBMITTER: Kandasamy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature