Table 1:

Search term groups were combined with the Boolean operator ‘AND’

SEARCH #1 Pandemics

Pandemics/or Epidemics/OR Disease Outbreaks/OR Coronavirus/OR Coronavirus Infections/OR COVID-19 or COVID 19 or coronavirus or corona virus or SARS-CoV-2 or novel coronavirus or sars cov or SARS or MERS or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or H1N1 or pandemic or epidemic

SEARCH #2 Racism

Racism/OR Prejudice/OR racism or racial discrimination or racial bias or perceived discrimination or prejud* or hostil* or harass* or bully* or unfair* treat* or oppress* or abuse* or abusive or stigma*

SEARCH #3 Population

Ethnic Groups/

Minority Groups/

[(ethnic$or racial$or cultur$) adj3 (group$or minorit$or population$or diverse$or origin$)].tw.

[(ethnic$or racial$or cultur$) adj3 (inequalit$or inequit$or disparit$or equit$or disadvantage$or depriv$)].tw.

[(population$or communit$) adj3 (divers$or disadvantage$or depriv$)].tw.

non-Indigenous.tw.

(visible adj1 minorit$).tw.

Refugees/

‘emigrants and immigrants’/

(migrant$or immigrant$or emigrant$or refugee$or expatriate$).tw.

asylum seeker$.tw.

Urban population/

Cultural characteristics/

Cross-cultural comparison/

Cultural diversity/

Cultural competency/

Cultural deprivation/

exp African continental ancestry group/

exp Asian continental ancestry group/

Continental population groups/

(Afr$adj2 American$).tw.

(Afr$adj2 Caribbean$).tw.

[west adj2 (india$or indies)].tw.

(American$adj1 black).tw.

(Asian$or Indian$or Pakistan$or Bangladesh$or Bengal$or Chinese$).tw.

[(Asia$or Pacific) adj4 American$].tw.

[(Asia$or Pacific) adj4 Islander$].tw.

(Hispanic or Latino or Latin American$or Puerto Ric$or Mexican$).tw.