Arora Sanjana, Bø Bodil, Tjoflåt Ingrid, Eslen-Ziya Hande
Department of Safety, Economics and Planning, The Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, P.O. Box 8600, 4036 Stavanger, Norway.
Department of Quality and Health Technology, The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, P.O. Box 8600, 4036 Stavanger, Norway.
J Migr Health. 2022;5:100089. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100089. Epub 2022 Mar 5.
Immigrants have been found to be disproportionately impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic across the world. Our study, exploring the experiences of immigrants in Norway during the pandemic, is based on interviews and focus group discussions with 10 and 21 immigrants, respectively. Our analysis showed that participants perceived the circumstances induced by the pandemic to be difficult and voiced the challenges experienced. Their experiences encompassed social, economic, and the public sphere, where immigrants felt themselves to be in more vulnerable positions than before the pandemic. Our analysis identified four main themes: 1) Feeling stagnated, 2) Perceptions towards government and health authorities, 3) Boundaries of us vs them, and 4) Coping. We conclude our paper by stating that government and health authorities should consider both short-term and long-term consequence of the pandemic to mitigate impact on communities at risk.
研究发现，在全球范围内，移民在新冠疫情期间受到的影响尤为严重。我们的研究以分别对10名和21名移民进行的访谈及焦点小组讨论为基础，探讨了挪威移民在疫情期间的经历。我们的分析表明，参与者认为疫情引发的情况很艰难，并表达了所经历的挑战。他们的经历涵盖社会、经济和公共领域，在这些领域中，移民感到自己比疫情前处于更脆弱的境地。我们的分析确定了四个主要主题：1）感觉停滞不前，2）对政府和卫生当局的看法，3）“我们”与“他们”的界限，4）应对方式。我们在论文结尾指出，政府和卫生当局应考虑疫情的短期和长期后果，以减轻对高危社区的影响。
