St. Catherine University, US.
Hennepin County, US.
Ann Glob Health. 2021 Nov 9;87(1):107. doi: 10.5334/aogh.3411. eCollection 2021.
The pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism have a deleterious impact on the daily life experiences and health for populations of color. The experiences are compounded for immigrant/refugee communities that may have other barriers such as English language literacy or trauma. Cumulative stress due to everyday racism is harmful for health.
This study describes the impact of day-to-day lived experiences of Karen, Somali, and Latinx communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath of the police murder of George Floyd in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.
In-depth interviews were conducted over three weeks in September and October 2020 to understand the daily life experiences of Karen, Somali and Latinx adults drawn from community contacts during the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the police murder of George Floyd. Interviewers were bilingual and from the communities they interviewed. Nine questions were asked, ranging from their knowledge of COVID-19, prevention practices, experiences during shelter-in-place, and the perceptions of the police murder of George Floyd. Qualitative analysis included transcript review, coding facilitated by Atlas.ti Cloud software, summaries, and validation by interviewers.
Thirty-two adults were interviewed (Latinx = 10, Karen = 10, Somali = 12). One-third were in person per participant request and complying with COVID-19 precautions, and the remainder were remote. The average age recorded was 37 years (range 20-66 years), 43.8% males and 56.3% females. Respondents reported experiences of discrimination and systemic racism while engaging in daily life activities, including accessing foods and common goods, school, work, transportation, and healthcare, all of which were exacerbated by COVID-19 and the police murder of George Floyd.
Immigrant/refugee communities of color in Minneapolis/St. Paul face daily experiences of racism that were compounded by the events of 2020. Discrimination and systemic racism contribute to the persistent health inequities among populations of color.
COVID-19 大流行和系统性种族主义对有色人种的日常生活经历和健康产生了有害影响。对于可能存在英语语言识字能力或创伤等其他障碍的移民/难民社区来说，这些经历更加复杂。由于日常种族主义而产生的累积压力对健康有害。
本研究描述了 COVID-19 大流行期间以及明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗都会区乔治·弗洛伊德警察谋杀案发生后，克伦族、索马里族和拉丁裔社区日常生活经历的影响。
在 2020 年 9 月和 10 月的三周内进行了深入访谈，以了解 COVID-19 大流行期间以及乔治·弗洛伊德警察谋杀案发生后，从社区联络人中招募的克伦族、索马里族和拉丁裔成年人的日常生活经历。访谈者会说双语，并且来自他们访谈的社区。共提出了九个问题，范围从他们对 COVID-19 的了解、预防措施、就地避难期间的经历以及对乔治·弗洛伊德警察谋杀案的看法。定性分析包括对转录本的审查、由 Atlas.ti Cloud 软件协助的编码、总结以及由访谈者验证。
共采访了 32 名成年人（拉丁裔=10 人，克伦族=10 人，索马里族=12 人）。三分之一的人按照参与者的要求亲自参加，并遵守 COVID-19 预防措施，其余的人则通过远程参加。记录的平均年龄为 37 岁（年龄范围为 20-66 岁），男性占 43.8%，女性占 56.3%。受访者报告说，在从事日常活动时经历过歧视和系统性种族主义，包括获取食物和日用品、上学、工作、交通和医疗保健，所有这些都因 COVID-19 和乔治·弗洛伊德警察谋杀案而加剧。
明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗的有色人种移民/难民社区面临着日常的种族主义经历，而 2020 年的事件使这些经历更加复杂。歧视和系统性种族主义导致有色人种群体中持续存在健康不平等现象。
