Early Pandemic Access to COVID-19 Testing in the Somali Community in King County, Washington, USA: a Mixed-Methods Evaluation.

Najma AbdiSabrina EbenghoNasra MohamedAndrea ScallonAyan MohamedAsiya AhmedAbdifatah AbdiRuweida AhmedFarah MohamedAnisa IbrahimAhmed AliKathleen McGlone WestKeshet Ronen

Published in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2022)

Somali communities experience barriers to COVID-19 testing, as evidenced by the longer time from symptom onset to testing and corroborated by our qualitative findings. These barriers, both structural and community-derived, may be overcome through partnerships between government and community to support community-led, multilingual service delivery and racial representation among medical staff.

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