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Experiences of stigma and access to care among long COVID patients: a qualitative study in a multi-ethnic population in the Netherlands

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  • Gertrude Nsorma Nyaaba Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marieke Torensma Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maria Ingeborg Goldschmidt Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, DenmarkDanish Research Centre for Migration, Ethnicity and Health, Section for Health Services Research, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marie Nørredam Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, DenmarkDanish Research Centre for Migration, Ethnicity and Health, Section for Health Services Research, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ellen Moseholm Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, DenmarkClinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Kobenhavn, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Brent Appelman Centre for Infection and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity (AII), Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mikael Rostila Centre for Health Equity Studies, Stockholm University/Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peter Tieleman C-support, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sara Biere-Rafi C-support, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maria Prins Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsInfectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD), Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Erik Beune Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Charles Agyemang Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Gertrude Nsorma Nyaaba; gertrude.nyaaba{at}canterbury.ac.uk
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Nyaaba GN, Torensma M, Goldschmidt MI, et al
Experiences of stigma and access to care among long COVID patients: a qualitative study in a multi-ethnic population in the Netherlands
BMJ Open 2025;15:e094487. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094487

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  • Received October 1, 2024
  • Accepted May 18, 2025
  • First published June 6, 2025.
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June 06, 2025
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