Working With Refugees' Health During COVID-19-The Experience of Health- and Social Care Workers in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Sweden, often seen as one of the most egalitarian countries, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed high levels of health inequality, especially harming people with a refugee background. This is also despite Sweden's image as a refugee-friendly country. In this context, the aim of this paper is to better understand how Swedish health- and social workers have reacted to the health- and social needs of refugees during the pandemic. The Swedish case is particularly interesting because, as seen in the paper, health- and social workers had the task of communicating health guidance to refugees who were sometimes more reliant on information from abroad where the consensus on COVID-19 restrictions ran contrary to the approach recommended by the Swedish public health authority.

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SUBMITTER: Mangrio E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9163396 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature