“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: Dubé, Eve, Renaud, Marie-Pierre, Lyonnais, Marie-Claude, Pelletier, Catherine, Fletcher, Christopher
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
• Subjects: Original Research Article; Canada; Nunavik; The Needle; Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10732179/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38105644; https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295042

Inuit 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 determinants...