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Indigenous peoples and the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic scoping review
Environmental Research Letters, Vol.18(3), pp.1-16
2023
PMID: 36798651
Abstract
Past influenza pandemics including the Spanish flu and H1N1 have disproportionately affected Indigenous Peoples. We conducted a systematic scoping review to provide an overview of the state of understanding of the experience of Indigenous peoples during the first 18 months of the COVID19 pandemic, in doing so we capture the state of knowledge available to governments and decision makers for addressing the needs of Indigenous peoples in these early months of the pandemic. We addressed three questions: (a) How is COVID19 impacting the health and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples, (b) What system level challenges are Indigenous peoples experiencing, (c) How are Indigenous peoples responding? We searched Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases and UN organization websites for publications about Indigenous peoples and COVID19. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. A total of 153 publications were included: 140 peer reviewed articles and 13 from UN organizations. Editorial/commentaries were the most (43%) frequent type of publication. Analysis identified Indigenous peoples from 19 different countries, although 56% of publications were centered upon those in Brazil, United States, and Canada. The majority (90%) of articles focused upon the general adult population, few (<2%) used a gender lens. A small number of articles documented COVID19 testing (0.04%), incidence (18%), or mortality (16%). Five themes of system level challenges affecting exposure and livelihoods evolved: ecological, poverty, communication, education and health care services. Responses were formal and informal strategies from governments, Indigenous organizations and communities. A lack of ethnically disaggregated health data and a gender lens are constraining our knowledge, which is clustered around a limited number of Indigenous peoples in mostly high income countries. Many Indigenous peoples have autonomously implemented their own coping strategies while government responses have been largely reactive and inadequate. To 'build back better' we must address these knowledge gaps.
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- Title
- Indigenous peoples and the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic scoping review
- Authors
- Kerrie Pickering (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research ClusterEranga K Galappaththi (Author) - Virginia TechJames D. Ford (Author) - University of LeedsChandni Singh (Author) - Indian Institute for Human SettlementsCarol Zavaleta-Cortijo (Author) - Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaKeith Hyams - University of WarwickJ. Jaime Miranda (Author) - Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaIngrid Arotoma-Rojas (Author) - University of LeedsCecil Togarepi (Author) - University of NamibiaHarpreet Kaur (Author) - Indian Institute for Human SettlementsJasmitha Arvind (Author) - Indian Institute for Human SettlementsHalena Scanlon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research ClusterDidacus B. Namanya (Author) - Uganda National Health Research OrganisationCecilia Anza-Ramirez (Author) - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Publication details
- Environmental Research Letters, Vol.18(3), pp.1-16
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1088/1748-9326/acb804
- ISSN
- 1748-9326
- PMID
- 36798651
- Copyright note
- Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
- Grant note
- 2021 006 / International Programme- Russia; 218743_Z_19_Z / National Institute for Health Research (NIHR); EP/V043102/1 / UK Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund and Newton Fund
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99712498902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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