A study of the enablers and barriers to the collection of sociodemographic data by public health units in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic
A combination of provincial and local organizational strategies including supportive data systems, training, and frameworks for data collection and use, are needed to normalize and scale up SDD collection by local health units beyond the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Joseph O’Rourke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5844-506X)
- Andrew D. Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1841-9347)
- Oluwasegun Jko Ogundele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8933-0377)
- Monali Varia
- Stephen Burgess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5365-8760)
- Laurie Dojeiji
- Aideen Reynolds
- Ikenna Mbagwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4760-113X)
- Helen Stylianou
- Shilpa Raju
- Menna Komeiha
- Gregory Kujbida
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Solutions (Sweden) (SE)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- St Michael's Hospital (GB)
- St Michael’s Hospital (GB)
- Ottawa Public Health (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20519-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- University of Toronto
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research