Notes
Community organizations:
1) Habitus Consulting Collective
2) Alberta International Medical Graduates Association (AIMGA)
3) Mosaic Refugee Health Clinic
Future research / gaps identified:
Findings are not generalizable as it is qualitative study. Furthermore, the majority of participants were Afghan refugees and other Privately Sponsored Refugees as a result of the community organizations partnerships that facilitated recruitment.
Key populations: refugees in Calgary, AB
Integration timeline: not defined
Key findings:
Themes fell into 3 areas, which were further divided into points:
1) Individual factors
a) Concerns about side effects
b) Personal disbelief in vaccine necessity or effectiveness
c) Concerns about risks to subpopulations
d) Fear of COVID-19
2) Interpersonal factors
a) (Mis)information
b) Desire to protect others
c) Influence of family members
3) Community factors
a) Information overload
b) Access to evidence-based information
c) Secondary info sources & personal networks
d) Pre-migration experiences
e) Fatigue, indifference & booster-specific hesistancy
Key recommendations:
1) Engage refugee communities in relationship and trust building with public health efforts like vaccinations
2) Create tailored approaches for refugees, which may also bridge clients to mainstream services in the future.