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The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Canadian South Asians are being economically, socially, politically, and culturally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is currently a gap in the literature on the unique challenges faced by this specific group of individuals. People of color and ethnic minorities are being homogenized in the m...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8910187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35270477 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052786 |
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author | Thobani, Tijhiana Rose Butt, Zahid Ahmad |
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description | Canadian South Asians are being economically, socially, politically, and culturally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is currently a gap in the literature on the unique challenges faced by this specific group of individuals. People of color and ethnic minorities are being homogenized in the media and throughout the literature when addressing populations disproportionally impacted by the current situation. This commentary aims to add a new perspective to the current literature by specifically exploring factors that may contribute to the high rates of COVID-19 among South Asian communities in Canada. Another goal is to highlight the importance of providing tailored support and attention for this community and the negative consequences if this is not correctly done. Factors such as overrepresentation in essential work and financial instability are discussed. Pre-existing health conditions among South Asians such as diabetes, hypertension, anxiety, and mood disorder are considered, as well as how the history of these conditions within this population elevates the risk of severe health complications. This commentary presents suggestions for addressing this gap in research, as well as directions for future public health initiatives and policies. |
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spelling | pubmed-89101872022-03-11 The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic Thobani, Tijhiana Rose Butt, Zahid Ahmad Int J Environ Res Public Health Commentary Canadian South Asians are being economically, socially, politically, and culturally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is currently a gap in the literature on the unique challenges faced by this specific group of individuals. People of color and ethnic minorities are being homogenized in the media and throughout the literature when addressing populations disproportionally impacted by the current situation. This commentary aims to add a new perspective to the current literature by specifically exploring factors that may contribute to the high rates of COVID-19 among South Asian communities in Canada. Another goal is to highlight the importance of providing tailored support and attention for this community and the negative consequences if this is not correctly done. Factors such as overrepresentation in essential work and financial instability are discussed. Pre-existing health conditions among South Asians such as diabetes, hypertension, anxiety, and mood disorder are considered, as well as how the history of these conditions within this population elevates the risk of severe health complications. This commentary presents suggestions for addressing this gap in research, as well as directions for future public health initiatives and policies. MDPI 2022-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8910187/ /pubmed/35270477 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052786 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Commentary Thobani, Tijhiana Rose Butt, Zahid Ahmad The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | increasing vulnerability of south asians in canada during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8910187/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35270477 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052786 |
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