OBJECTIVE
Vaccination has been scientifically proven to be safe and to prevent infectious diseases. The COVID-19 vaccine has been crucial in combating the pandemic. In Canada, despite widespread vaccine hesitancy, little has specifically addressed older adults from racialized communities. This study investigates percep...
I. Beogo, Yan Xu, T. Kibret et al.· Vaccine· 0 citations
BACKGROUND
Canada's COVID-19 vaccination program achieved high overall coverage, yet older racialized and Indigenous people experienced lower uptake and far higher infection and mortality rates. Structural inequities, low health literacy, mistrust, and misinformation contributed to these gaps. Despite early vaccine pri...
I. Beogo, T. Kibret, Quan-Shun Zhang et al.· Vaccine· 0 citations
Racial inequities in routine childhood vaccination exist in Canada in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period and strategies aimed at culturally tailored interventions, improved health literacy, and addressing mistrust and structural inequities are needed to support equitable vaccine coverage.
Rose Darly Dalexis, I. Beogo, Yan Xu et al.· Vaccine· 0 citations
In Canada, Black youth are at heightened risk of developing mental health problems as a result of intersecting factors such as racial discrimination, school-related stress, and adverse socio-economic conditions. Few studies have examined Black youths' perceptions of the underlying causes of these mental health problems...
Assumpta Ndengeyingoma, Paola Michelle Garcia Mairena, Sandra Bonilla et al.· Psychology, Health & Medicin...· 0 citations
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