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Health Communication Volume 37, 2022 - Issue 12: Communication Research on Health Disparities and Coping Strategies in COVID-19 Related Crises
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Research Article

Receiving Healthcare Amidst Poverty During the COVID-19 Lockdowns: A Culture-Centered Interrogation

Mohan J. DuttaCenter of Culture-centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pooja JayanCenter of Culture-centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey UniversityORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5805-4138View further author information
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Phoebe ElersCenter of Culture-centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey UniversityORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7769-6024View further author information
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Christine ElersCenter of Culture-centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey UniversityORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-4760View further author information
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Md Mahbubur RahmanCenter of Culture-centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey UniversityView further author information
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Venessa PokaiaCenter of Culture-centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE), School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey UniversityView further author information
Pages 1503-1509 | Published online: 23 Aug 2022
 
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ABSTRACT

COVID-19 has exacerbated existing health inequalities globally. Guided by the culture-centered approach, this study examined perspectives and experiences of healthcare during two lockdowns in four marginalized contexts in Aotearoa New Zealand. The participants’ narratives depicted dissatisfaction with the new modes of healthcare delivery, reporting longer waiting times, a preference for face-to-face delivery, language barriers, and issues with the limitations in support people attending appointments. This resulted in healthcare being delivered in a way that was not in keeping with the localized cultural norms of communication and collective support, further exacerbating existing health inequalities. Our findings suggest that public health interventions in response to COVID-19 within the context of healthcare delivery have the potential to further reify and reproduce exclusions and experiences of marginalization, with cultural marginalization reifying structural marginalization.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes

1. Aotearoa is the Māori name and New Zealand is the Dutch name of the country.

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Funding

This work was supported by Massey University CARE20.

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