How older culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women handled COVID-19 in SA

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2024-03-29 05:00

Australia; NSW; SA

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Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women over 60 in South Australia were highly concerned about COVID-19 and becoming sick from its effects, according to Aussie researchers who conducted a survey and interviews of over 100 women over 60 from CALD backgrounds. They found that although the majority of women in the study coped with the pandemic reasonably well by minimizing risk exposures and adopting precautions in terms of health and hygiene, the lowest levels of coping and emergency preparation was reported by those in the oldest age group (75 years and above). They also found that inadequate health messaging, together with low levels of English and digital literacy, served as a major impediment to pandemic preparedness and access to available services.

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Organisation/s: Flinders University, The University of Sydney

Funder: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following research grant for this project: Research was financed by the Flinders University COVID-19 Research Grant [Grant Number: 01.455.10977 - 2020] - Fund received - NAS, MH, HM. Funder website: https://www.flinders.edu.au/ The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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