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Collateral positives of COVID-19 for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Western Sydney, Australia

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  • Samuel Cornell
  • Julie Ayre
  • Olivia Mac
  • Raveena Kapoor
  • Kristen Pickles
  • Carys Batcup
  • Hankiz Dolan
  • Carissa Bonner
  • Erin Cvejic
  • Dana Mouwad
  • Dipti Zacharia
  • Una Tularic
  • Yvonne Santalucia
  • Ting Ting Chen
  • Gordana Basic
  • Kirsten McCaffery
  • Danielle Muscat

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Background: To investigate whether culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Western Sydney have experienced any positive effects during the COVID-19 pandemic, and if so, what these were. Methods: A cross–sectional survey with ten language groups was conducted from 21st March to 9th July 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Participants were recruited through bilingual multicultural health staff and health care interpreter service staff and answered a question, ‘In your life, have you experienced any positive effects from the COVID-19 pandemic?’ Differences were explored by demographic variables. Free–text responses were thematically coded using the Content Analysis method. Results: 707 people completed the survey, aged 18 to >70, 49% males and 51% females. Only 161 (23%) of those surveyed reported any positive impacts. There were significant differences in the proportion of those who reported positives based on age (p = 0.004), gender (p = 0.013), language (p = 0.003), health literacy (p = 0.014), English language proficiency (p = 0.003), education (p =

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  • Samuel Cornell & Julie Ayre & Olivia Mac & Raveena Kapoor & Kristen Pickles & Carys Batcup & Hankiz Dolan & Carissa Bonner & Erin Cvejic & Dana Mouwad & Dipti Zacharia & Una Tularic & Yvonne Santaluci, 2022. "Collateral positives of COVID-19 for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Western Sydney, Australia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(12), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0278923
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278923
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