Kour Prabhjot, Saebo Gunnar, Buvik Kristin, Scheffels Janne, Vedaa Øystein, Indseth Thor
Pandemic Centre, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Årstadveien 17, 5009 Bergen, Norway.
Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Myrens verksted 2, 0473 Oslo, Norway.
J Migr Health. 2024 Dec 25;11:100292. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100292. eCollection 2025.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, various infection control measures and advice have been issued by different authorities across the world to prevent the spread of the infection and associated mortality. However, the support for and ability to follow recommendations varies across countries and populations. In Norway, studies have shown that immigrants bear a higher burden of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and associated mortality compared with the general population. This warrants investigation into how people from different backgrounds understand and act in response to COVID-19 measures and advice.
This qualitative study explored the experiences and perceptions of immigrants in respect of attitudes and barriers to adherence to COVID-19 measures and advice.
In-depth interviews were conducted with immigrants from nine different country backgrounds. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis.
The analyses reflected barriers at three different levels: individual, cultural, and systemic. At the individual level, language, information barriers and material barriers formed sub-themes. At the cultural level, expectations relating to collectivistic cultural practice emerged. At the systemic level, poor translation and late dissemination, and overload and frequent modification of information were evident.
This study provides enhanced understanding of how and what immigrants perceive as barriers to adherence to COVID-19 measures and advice. Understanding immigrants' perspectives is crucial to tailoring policies and improving information dissemination among different groups in the future.
自新冠疫情开始以来，世界各地不同当局发布了各种感染控制措施和建议，以防止感染传播及相关死亡。然而，各国和各人群对这些建议的支持程度和遵循能力各不相同。在挪威，研究表明，与普通人群相比，移民承受着更高的新冠感染、住院及相关死亡负担。这就需要调查不同背景的人如何理解并应对新冠措施和建议。
这项定性研究探讨了移民在遵守新冠措施和建议方面的态度及障碍的经历和看法。
对来自九个不同国家背景的移民进行了深入访谈。使用主题分析法对数据进行了分析。
分析反映出三个不同层面的障碍：个人层面、文化层面和系统层面。在个人层面，语言、信息障碍和物质障碍构成了子主题。在文化层面，出现了与集体主义文化实践相关的期望。在系统层面，翻译不佳和信息传播滞后，以及信息过载和频繁修改的情况很明显。
本研究增进了对移民如何以及将什么视为遵守新冠措施和建议的障碍的理解。了解移民的观点对于未来制定政策和改善不同群体间的信息传播至关重要。
