Table 1.
Category | Barriers | Homeless | Immigrant/Migrant | Incarcerated | Detained |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cultural barriers | Lack of culturally sensitive approaches | 1 | 5 | ||
Lack of trust | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
No access or perceived lack of access | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
Poor health literacy | 1 | 3 | |||
Stigma and racism in healthcare | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Immigration and language barriers | Undocumented status | 2 | |||
Fears of deportation or other immigration ramifications | 11 | ||||
Fear of public charge rule | 4 | ||||
General anti-immigration policies | 1 | ||||
Lack of identification | 2 | ||||
Limited English proficiency | 13 | 1 | |||
Insurance, cost, and logistic barriers | Closure of clinics | 1 | |||
Distance to testing site | 1 | 4 | |||
Fear of losing work | 1 | 7 | |||
Fear of food insecurity | 1 | 2 | |||
Fear of dying in hospital | 1 | ||||
Fear of quarantine or isolation | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Fear of contact tracing | 1 | ||||
Fear of contracting COVID-19 | 1 | 1 | |||
Fear of losing personal privileges | 3 | 1 | |||
Fear of law enforcement | 1 | 1 | |||
Worries about safety | 1 | ||||
Institutional barriers to accessing healthcare | 1 | ||||
Lack of appointment information | 1 | 2 | |||
Lack of connection to healthcare | 1 | 2 | |||
Lack of insurance | 8 | ||||
Medical care costs | 5 | 2 | |||
Lack of information | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Lack of technology | 3 | ||||
Lag in or lack of result reporting | 2 | ||||
No appointments or need for appointment | 3 | ||||
Other | Constant movement within facility | 1 | |||
Drug abuse | 1 | ||||
Lack of time | 1 | 2 | |||
Need to sign a form | 1 | ||||
Not severe enough symptoms or limited to symptoms | 2 |