“The needle is already ready to go”: communities’ and health care professionals’ perceptions of routine vaccination in Nunavik, Canada

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Eve Dubé, Marie-Pierre Renaud, Marie-Claude Lyonnais, Catherine Pelletier, Christopher Fletcher
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1481
• Subjects: Vaccination; experiences; Inuit; socio-ecological model; qualitative research; infectious diseases prevention; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Canada; Nunavik; The Needle; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295042; https://doaj.org/article/cb2c08f607704ec0a2301931fc222dea

ABSTRACTInuit living in the northern region of Nunavik continue to experience significant health inequalities, which are rooted in colonialism that still have repercussions on their health-related perceptions and practices, including vaccination. This study aimed to explore the perceptions and deter...