Structural violence as a driver of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and low vaccine uptake among people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: A qualitative study
Multiple pathways of structural violence experienced prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced vaccine decision-making and represent critical mechanisms by which health inequity becomes embodied by people experiencing homelessness.
Authors
- Naomi Thulien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1483-9352)
- Jannah Wigle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9826-0625)
- Aaron Orkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1111-8720)
- Tadios Tibebu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5956-7437)
- Tara Kiran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2520-112X)
- Jesse Jenkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3348-2080)
- Stephen W. Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-1101)
- April Dyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0360-8172)
- Evie Gogosis
- Lucie Richard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-5067)
- Mikaela Gabriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9360-4430)
- Frank Crichlow
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Toronto Public Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Scarborough Health Network (CA)
- Regent Park Community Health Centre (CA)
- Health Solutions (Sweden) (SE)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- St Michael’s Hospital (GB)
- Unity Health Toronto
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117588
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.25
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research