Identity, trust, and the experiences of refugees during a COVID-19 lockdown.

ABSTRACT: This paper examines the experiences of refugees in a developing country during its first COVID-19 lockdown by utilizing a two-stage qualitative data analysis of 39 interviews with refugees and asylum-seekers. We find that their experiences during the lockdown are shaped by identity, trauma and help from external parties-such as community leaders and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Experiences during the pandemic in turn moderate the relationship between policy changes and trust in domestic authority figures, which consequently affects attitudes towards and compliance with public health measures put in place to contain the pandemic. We then explore the role of identity in refugees' pandemic experiences by comparing the differences between two refugee groups (Syrians and Rohingy

SUBMITTER: Nungsari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9342751 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature