Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study
The aim of this population-based cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among the Sámi population in Sweden. Data from the “Sámi Health on Equal Terms” (SámiHET) survey conducted in 2021 were used. Overall, 3...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/30026 2023-09-05T13:18:52+02:00 Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study Dresse, Menayit Tamrat Stoor, Jon Petter San Sebastian, Miguel Nilsson, Lena Maria 2023-05-22 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/30026 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2213909 eng eng Taylor & Francis International Journal of Circumpolar Health Dresse, Stoor, San Sebastian, Nilsson. Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2023;82(1) FRIDAID 2156194 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2213909 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/30026 Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) openAccess Copyright 2023 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2023 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2213909 2023-08-23T23:07:13Z The aim of this population-based cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among the Sámi population in Sweden. Data from the “Sámi Health on Equal Terms” (SámiHET) survey conducted in 2021 were used. Overall, 3,658 individuals constituted the analytical sample. Analysis was framed using the social determinants of health framework. The association between healthcare avoidance and several sociodemographic, material, and cultural factors was explored through log-binomial regression analyses. Sampling weights were applied in all analyses. Thirty percent of the Sámi in Sweden avoided healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sámi women (PR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.36–1.70), young adults (PR: 1.22, 95% CI:1.05–1.47), Sámi living outside Sápmi (PR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.03–1.34), and those having low income (PR: 1.42, 95% CI:1.19–1.68) and experiencing economic stress (PR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.31–1.67) had a higher prevalence of healthcare avoidance. The pattern shown in this study can be useful for planning future pandemic responses, which should address healthcare avoidance, particularly among the identified vulnerable groups, including the active participation of the Sámi themselves. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive International Journal of Circumpolar Health 82 1 |
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The aim of this population-based cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among the Sámi population in Sweden. Data from the “Sámi Health on Equal Terms” (SámiHET) survey conducted in 2021 were used. Overall, 3,658 individuals constituted the analytical sample. Analysis was framed using the social determinants of health framework. The association between healthcare avoidance and several sociodemographic, material, and cultural factors was explored through log-binomial regression analyses. Sampling weights were applied in all analyses. Thirty percent of the Sámi in Sweden avoided healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sámi women (PR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.36–1.70), young adults (PR: 1.22, 95% CI:1.05–1.47), Sámi living outside Sápmi (PR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.03–1.34), and those having low income (PR: 1.42, 95% CI:1.19–1.68) and experiencing economic stress (PR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.31–1.67) had a higher prevalence of healthcare avoidance. The pattern shown in this study can be useful for planning future pandemic responses, which should address healthcare avoidance, particularly among the identified vulnerable groups, including the active participation of the Sámi themselves. |
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Dresse, Menayit Tamrat Stoor, Jon Petter San Sebastian, Miguel Nilsson, Lena Maria Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study |
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Dresse, Menayit Tamrat Stoor, Jon Petter San Sebastian, Miguel Nilsson, Lena Maria |
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Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study |
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Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study |
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Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study |
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Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study |
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Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study |
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prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the covid-19 pandemic among the sámi in sweden: the sámihet study |
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health Dresse, Stoor, San Sebastian, Nilsson. Prevalence and factors associated with healthcare avoidance during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2023;82(1) FRIDAID 2156194 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2213909 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/30026 |
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