Asylum Seekers' Responses to Government COVID-19 Recommendations: A Cross-sectional Survey in a Swiss Canton.

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Author	Morisod, Kevin Durand, Marie-Anne Selby, Kevin Le Pogam, Marie-Annick Grazioli, Véronique S. Sanchis Zozaya, Javier Bodenmann, Patrick von Plessen, Christian
Abstract	Asylum seekers face multiple language, cultural and administrative barriers that could result in the inappropriate implementation of COVID-19 measures. This study aimed to explore their knowledge and attitudes to recommendations about COVID-19. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among asylum seekers living in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. We used logistic regressions to analyze associations between knowledge about health recommendations, the experience of the pandemic and belief to rumors, and participant sociodemographic characteristics. In total, 242 people participated in the survey, with 63% of men (n = 150) and a median age of 30 years old (IQR 23–40). Low knowledge was associated with linguistic barriers (aOR 0.36, 95% CI 0.14–0.94, p = 0.028) and living in a community center (aOR 0.43, 95% CI 0.22–0.85, p = 0.014). Rejected asylum seekers were more likely to believe COVID-19 rumors (aOR 2.81, 95% CI 1.24–6.36, p = 0.013). This survey underlines the importance of tailoring health recommendations and interventions to reach asylum seekers, particularly those living in community centers or facing language barriers.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10903-022-01436-3.
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ISSN	15571912
Journal	Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health [J Immigr Minor Health]
Volume Number	25
DOI	10.1007/s10903-022-01436-3
PubMed Central reference number	PMC9743178
Issue Number	3
PubMed reference number	36508030
e-ISSN	15571920
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2022-12-12
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Asylum seekers COVID-19 Public health recommendations Health equity
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Epidemiology