Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/63066, first published .
Income-Based Disparities in Perceived Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Global Health Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Analysis

Income-Based Disparities in Perceived Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Global Health Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Analysis

Income-Based Disparities in Perceived Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Global Health Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Analysis

Shuo Zhou   1 , PhD ;   Enid Kawala Kagoya   2, 3 , MPH ;   Alexandra Coria   4, 5, 6 , MD ;   Alyssa Beck   7 , MPH ;   Jessica Evert   8, 9 , MD ;   Marina Haque   10 , MPH, MD ;   Molly M Lamb   7, 11 , PhD ;   Amy RL Rule   12 , MPH, MD ;   Lisa Umphrey   11, 13 , MD

1 Department of Communication Studies, School of Communication, AI & Media Psychology Lab, System Health Lab, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 Department of Community Health, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Mbale, Uganda

3 Clinical Epidemiology Unit, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

4 Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States

5 Department of Global Health and Health Systems Design, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States

6 Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, New York, NY, United States

7 Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States

8 Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States

9 Child Family Health International, El Cerrito, CA, United States

10 Department of Anesthesiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States

11 Center for Global Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States

12 Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United States

13 Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Lisa Umphrey, MD
  • Center for Global Health
  • Colorado School of Public Health
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