The importance of behavioral and native factors on COVID-19 infection and severity: insights from a preliminary cross-sectional study

HA Aouissi, MSA Kechebar, M Ababsa, R Roufayel… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on a global scale. Understanding the
innate and lifestyle-related factors influencing the rate and severity of COVID-19 is important …

Methodological guidance for incorporating equity when informing rapid-policy and guideline development

O Dewidar, BA Kawala, A Antequera, AC Tricco… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives We provide guidance for considering equity in rapid reviews through examples of
published COVID-19 rapid reviews. Study Design and Setting This guidance was developed …

Substance use and help-seeking barriers: a qualitative study of East African migrants' experiences of access to Norwegian healthcare services

RJ Pettersen, J Debesay - BMC health services research, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Migration to Norway has increased rapidly in recent decades. Migrants
have a lower prevalence of substance use, but may have an elevated risk of developing …

“Living in Confinement, Stopped in Time”: migrant social vulnerability, coping and health during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in France

M De Jesus, Z Moumni, ZH Sougui, N Biswas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed health and social inequities among migrant
populations. Less empirical evidence exists about the impact of COVID-19 lockdown …

Social inequalities in health in the Arctic region: from observing to serving

MW Lundblad, AR Broderstad… - … Journal of Public …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
2 MW Lundblad et al. staff and equipment, in addition to large distances (among others),
imposed an additional threat to the local populations (Fosse, this issue). However, measures …

Beyond vaccination: A cross-sectional study of the importance of behavioral and native factors on COVID-19 infection and severity

HA Aouissi, M Ababsa, CM Leveau, AI Petrisor… - medrxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on a global scale. Understanding the innate
and lifestyle-related factors influencing the rate and severity of COVID-19 is important for …

Aetiological and prognostic roles of frailty, multimorbidity and socioeconomic characteristics in the development of SARS-CoV-2 health outcomes: protocol for …

TT Makovski, J Ghattas, SM Besnard, M Ambrozova… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction There is growing evidence that the impact of COVID-19 crisis may be stronger
for individuals with multimorbidity, frailty and lower socioeconomic status. Existing reviews …

Physiotherapy use is increased for up to nine months after receiving respiratory support for COVID-19

KD Skyrud, BM Huseby, K Magnusson - BMC Health Services Research, 2022 - Springer
Aim To explore whether physiotherapy use is increased after hospitalization with COVID-19
with or without respiratory support vs. other respiratory tract infections (RTI). Methods In all …

Sociodemographic predictors of and main reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in eastern Oslo: a cross-sectional study

L Steinmetz - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Vaccines are an essential public health strategy to curb viral infection
spreading that hinge on vaccine uptake which may be threatened by vaccine hesitant …

Health literacy, information access and COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among foreign-born persons in Sweden–a focus group interview-study

M Söderberg, J Swaid, K Aurelius, A Rosengren… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background: Lower rates of COVID-19 vaccination have been observed in individuals with
an immigrant background, yet if this relates to barriers to obtaining reliable information is …