Exploring a rural Latino community’s perception of the COVID-19 pandemic

Moyce, Sally; Velázquez, María del Carmen; Chipperfield, David; Thompson, Sophia; Metcalf, Madeline; Aghbashian, Elizabeth; Vanderwood, Karl K.; Sisson, Nathaniel

doi:10.1080/13557858.2020.1838456

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“…Fear of pay cuts, job loss [29], and deportation [30] make migrant workers reluctant to report symptoms [31], making infection detection through screening and treatment a unique challenge.…”

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A Mobile Primary Care Clinic Mitigates an Early COVID-19 Outbreak Among Migrant Farmworkers in Iowa

Corwin

Sinnwell

Culp

2021

Journal of Agromedicine

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Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are a vulnerable population with unique health and safety challenges related to the entire spectrum of the social determinants of health. These challenges place migrant and seasonal farmworkers at a disproportionate risk of infection and illness because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report presents a case study of an early COVID-19 outbreak among migrant farmworkers in Iowa and describes the role that a nimble and responsive mobile federally qualified health center played in the successful mitigation and response to this outbreak.Early during the pandemic, the clinic adopted a new model of service delivery utilizing telemedicine primary care visits, followed by in-person visits when necessary. As the pandemic progressed, clinic staff strategized to provide increased pandemic-related support to agricultural employers and migrant farmworkers across the state. Emphasis was placed on on-site testing and education regarding social distancing, mask utilization, and hand washing. Eventually, as migrant workers were infected and became symptomatic, more complex mitigation strategies such as isolation, quarantine, and clinical follow-up were also implemented. This report describes how a mobile primary care clinic developed a pandemic responsive model to provide successful mitigation of an early COVID-19 outbreak among essential and highly vulnerable migrant farmworkers.

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A Mobile Primary Care Clinic Mitigates an Early COVID-19 Outbreak Among Migrant Farmworkers in Iowa

Corwin

Sinnwell

Culp

2021

Journal of Agromedicine

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“…Authors of a qualitative study in a rural Latino community suggested that risk perceptions and concerns were linked to stress of loss of employment. 21 Responsibility rests with politicians, health authorities, and community leaders to communicate evidence-based information in a manner that is honest and clear, easily accessible, and culturally appropriate. Respondents in the study of perceptions in the rural Latino community suggested, for example, a personalized approach to deliver information, by utilizing email or text messages from nearby universities, their medical providers, or the local health department.…”

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“…Respondents in the study of perceptions in the rural Latino community suggested, for example, a personalized approach to deliver information, by utilizing email or text messages from nearby universities, their medical providers, or the local health department. 9,21 Perceived risks of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality have not necessarily aligned with actual behaviors. 17 While some studies have shown close correlation between perceived disease severity and preventive behaviors, others studies have reported discrepancies between perceived disease risk and adherence to prevention behaviors; this suggests that efforts to change risk perceptions alone may be inappropriate and inadequate.…”

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COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the United States: Results from a nationally representative survey

Erchick

Zapf

Baral

et al. 2021

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IntroductionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) related diagnoses, hospitalizations, and deaths have disproportionately affected disadvantaged communities across the United States. Few studies have sought to understand how risk perceptions related to social interaction and essential activities during the COVID-19 pandemic vary by sociodemographic factors, information that could inform targeted interventions to reduce inequities in access to care and information.MethodsWe conducted a nationally representative online survey of 1,592 adults in the United States to understand risk perceptions related to transmission of COVID-19 for various social and essential activities. We assessed relationships for each activity, after weighting to adjust for the survey design, using bivariate comparisons and multivariable logistic regression modeling, between responses of safe and unsafe, and participant characteristics, including age, gender, race, education, income, and political affiliation.ResultsHalf of participants were younger than 45 years (n=844, 53.0%), female (n=800, 50.3%), and White/Caucasian (n=685, 43.0%), Black/African American (n=410, 25.8%), or Hispanic/Latino (n=382, 24.0%). Risk perceptions of unsafe for 13 activities ranged from 29.2% to 73.5%. Large gatherings, indoor dining, and visits with elderly relatives had the highest proportion of unsafe responses (>58%) while activities outdoor, visiting the doctor or dentist, and going to the grocery store had the lowest (<36%). Older respondents were more likely to view social gatherings and indoor activities as unsafe, yet more likely to view activities such as going to the grocery store, participating in outdoor activities, visiting elderly relatives, and visiting the doctor or emergency room as safe. Compared to White/Caucasian respondents, Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino respondents were more likely to view activities such as dining and visiting friends outdoor as unsafe. Generally, men vs. women, Republicans vs. Democrats and independents, and individuals with higher vs. lower income were more likely to view activities as safe.ConclusionsThese findings suggest the importance of sociodemographic differences in risk perception, health behaviors, and access to information and health care when implementing efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research should address how evidence-based interventions can be tailored considering these differences with a goal of increased health equity in the pandemic response.

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“…The use of medicinal plants [38] and self-medication are common practices in Peru, especially during the pandemic [20]. However, the fact that people consume one of these measures does not mean that they trust in its e cacy [39] leading them to seek more than one preventive measure such as medicines and to rely on pseudoscienti c beliefs such as the consumption of chlorine dioxide [35]. This practice may result in the population having a false sense of security and relaxing preventive measures against COVID-19 [40].…”

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Factors Associated With The Consumption Of Chlorine Dioxide To Prevent And Treat COVID-19 In The Peruvian Population

Soriano-Moreno

Fernández-Guzman

Ccami-Bernal

et al. 2021

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Background: Chlorine dioxide has been promoted as an alternative for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 especially in Peru, despite the lack of evidence to support its efficacy. We aimed to evaluate the factors associated with chlorine dioxide consumption in the Peruvian population. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study. An adult Peruvian population was evaluated where chlorine dioxide consumption was divided into two groups according to the purpose of use: as prevention (individuals without COVID-19 history) and as treatment (individuals with COVID-19 history). The associated factors in each group were evaluated using Poisson regressions with the bootstrapping resampling method. Results: Of 3610 participants included, 3213 reported no history of COVID-19, and 397 had been infected. The prevalence of chlorine dioxide consumption to prevent or treat COVID-19 was 8 and 16%, respectively. Factors associated with chlorine dioxide consumption for both prevention and treatment were considering COVID-19 dangerous and lethal and considering chlorine dioxide ineffective or being uninformed of its efficacy. In addition, factors associated with the use of chlorine dioxide only as a preventive were the male sex, being an adult and older adult, having a health sciences student within the family unit, using medical information as the main source of information of COVID-19, having some comorbidity, and using medications and plants for prevention of COVID-19. Conclusions: The prevalence of chlorine dioxide consumption among the Peruvian population evaluated was high so it is important to apply information strategies, prioritizing population groups with certain characteristics that are associated with a higher consumption pattern.

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Exploring a rural Latino community’s perception of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 44 publications

References 33 publications

A Mobile Primary Care Clinic Mitigates an Early COVID-19 Outbreak Among Migrant Farmworkers in Iowa

A Mobile Primary Care Clinic Mitigates an Early COVID-19 Outbreak Among Migrant Farmworkers in Iowa

COVID-19 risk perceptions of social interaction and essential activities and inequity in the United States: Results from a nationally representative survey

Factors Associated With The Consumption Of Chlorine Dioxide To Prevent And Treat COVID-19 In The Peruvian Population

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