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A Scoping Review of the Current Knowledge of the Social Determinants of Health and Infectious Diseases (Specifically COVID-19, Tuberculosis, and H1N1 Influenza) in Canadian Arctic Indigenous Communities

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  • Fariba Kolahdooz

    (Indigenous and Global Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-126 8602 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada)

  • Se Lim Jang

    (Indigenous and Global Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-126 8602 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada)

  • Sarah Deck

    (Indigenous and Global Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-126 8602 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada)

  • David Ilkiw

    (Indigenous and Global Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-126 8602 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada)

  • Gertrude Omoro

    (Indigenous and Global Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-126 8602 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada)

  • Arja Rautio

    (Arctic Health Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Pentti Kaiteran Katu 1, 90570 Oulu, Finland)

  • Sami Pirkola

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Kalevantie 4, 33100 Tampere, Finland)

  • Helle Møller

    (Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada)

  • Gary Ferguson

    (Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health, Washington State University, 1100 Olive Wy #1200, Seattle, WA 98101, USA)

  • Birgitta Evengård

    (Section of Infection and Immunology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Universitetstorget 4, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden)

  • Lianne Mantla-Look

    (Hotıì ts’eeda Northwest Territories SPOR SUPPORT Unit, 1000, 4920-52nd Street, Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T1, Canada)

  • Debbie DeLancey

    (Aurora College, 5004 54 St, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R6, Canada)

  • André Corriveau

    (Independent Public Health Consultant for Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1L7, Canada)

  • Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox

    (Hotıì ts’eeda Northwest Territories SPOR SUPPORT Unit, 1000, 4920-52nd Street, Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T1, Canada)

  • Adrian Wagg

    (Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-198 11350 83 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P4, Canada)

  • Cindy Roache

    (Indigenous and Global Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-126 8602 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada)

  • Katherine Rittenbach

    (Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada)

  • Henry J. Conter

    (Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, 7070 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 5M8, Canada)

  • Ryan Falk

    (Beaufort-Delta Region, Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority, Government of the Northwest Territories, Inuvik, NT XOE 0T0, Canada)

  • Sangita Sharma

    (Indigenous and Global Health Research Group, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-126 8602 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada)

Abstract

Social determinants of health (SDHs) and the impact of colonization can make Canadian Arctic Indigenous communities susceptible to infectious diseases, including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This scoping review followed the PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews and studied what is known about selected pandemics (COVID-19, tuberculosis, and H1N1 influenza) and SDHs (healthcare accessibility, food insecurity, mental health, cultural continuity, housing, community infrastructure, and socioeconomic status (SES)) for Canadian Arctic Indigenous communities. Original studies published in English and French up to October 2024 were located in databases (PubMed, Medline, and CINAHL), AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples , and through reference tracking. We included 118 studies: 6 relating to COVID-19, 5 to influenza, 5 to TB, 27 to food insecurity, 26 to healthcare access, 22 to mental health, 9 to SES, 8 to housing, 7 to cultural continuity, and 3 to community infrastructure. SDHs affecting Indigenous individuals include food insecurity, limited healthcare access, mental health challenges, low SES, suboptimal housing, and limited cultural continuity. These findings are relevant to other Arctic regions. It is crucial to understand how SDHs impact the health of Arctic communities and to utilize this information to inform policy and practice decisions for pandemic prevention, management, and treatment. Many SDHs pose challenges for preventing and managing infectious diseases.

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  • Fariba Kolahdooz & Se Lim Jang & Sarah Deck & David Ilkiw & Gertrude Omoro & Arja Rautio & Sami Pirkola & Helle Møller & Gary Ferguson & Birgitta Evengård & Lianne Mantla-Look & Debbie DeLancey & Andr, 2024. "A Scoping Review of the Current Knowledge of the Social Determinants of Health and Infectious Diseases (Specifically COVID-19, Tuberculosis, and H1N1 Influenza) in Canadian Arctic Indigenous Communiti," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 22(1), pages 1-24, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:22:y:2024:i:1:p:1-:d:1551080
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