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Ahmed A Madar
University of Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7234-2729
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Background: Migrants in Norway bear a higher burden of COVID-19 infections and hospitalization as compared to non-migrants. The aim of our study was to understand migrants’: i) perception of health risk, ii) access to information, iii) degree of trust in and iv) adherence to recommendations.
Methods: An online survey was performed between May and July 2020 among 529 Polish, Arabic, Somali, Tamil, and Spanish-speaking migrants. Unweighted and weighted descriptive analysis and chi-squared tests were performed for all migrants together and for each language group.
Results: There were statistically significant differences among groups in their perception of risk of infection. Although the vast majority reported having received sufficient information, high level of adherence to preventive measures and trust in Norwegian authorities, there were statistically significant differences among groups regarding the importance of sources of information and level of trust, which was lowest for the Polish group. Over all, migrants reported very high adherence to preventive measures.
Conclusion: Understanding how migrants are dealing with this pandemic is crucial to improve the dissemination of information and trust in the health authorities for the different groups.
Keywords
COVID-19, migrants, preventive measures, trust and adherence to health advice, Norway
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Ahmed A Madar
University of Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo
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CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
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Posted 10 Mar, 2021
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major Revision
On 27 Apr, 2021
Review #2 received
Received 13 Apr, 2021
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 29 Mar, 2021
Reviews received
Received 08 Mar, 2021
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 08 Mar, 2021
Review #1 received
Received 08 Mar, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 04 Mar, 2021
Editor assigned
On 03 Mar, 2021
Submission checks complete
On 03 Mar, 2021
Editor invited
On 03 Mar, 2021
First submitted
On 12 Feb, 2021
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Background: Migrants in Norway bear a higher burden of COVID-19 infections and hospitalization as compared to non-migrants. The aim of our study was to understand migrants’: i) perception of health risk, ii) access to information, iii) degree of trust in and iv) adherence to recommendations.
Methods: An online survey was performed between May and July 2020 among 529 Polish, Arabic, Somali, Tamil, and Spanish-speaking migrants. Unweighted and weighted descriptive analysis and chi-squared tests were performed for all migrants together and for each language group.
Results: There were statistically significant differences among groups in their perception of risk of infection. Although the vast majority reported having received sufficient information, high level of adherence to preventive measures and trust in Norwegian authorities, there were statistically significant differences among groups regarding the importance of sources of information and level of trust, which was lowest for the Polish group. Over all, migrants reported very high adherence to preventive measures.
Conclusion: Understanding how migrants are dealing with this pandemic is crucial to improve the dissemination of information and trust in the health authorities for the different groups.
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