The COVID-19 Pandemic Among Sexual and Gender Marginalized Populations in Canada: Physical Distancing Impacts, SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence, and Health and Wellness Needs [2SLGBTQQIAplus-COVID-19, study data contributed to the CITF Databank]

Methods

This cross-sectional study recruited individuals who identified as a gender or sex minority or a sexual orientation minority, were at least 15 years old, and resided in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were recruited via media advertisements. Researchers collected information via an online survey offered in English, French, and Spanish, and used a community-based approach to engage participants.

Participants over the age of 18 were given the option to provide a self-collected dried blood spot (DBS) via a mailed kit to test for SARS-CoV-2. Contributed dataset contents: The datasets include 4013 participants who completed baseline interviews between April 2022 and September 2022. 30% of participants gave one blood sample for SARS-CoV-2 serology between March 2022 and February 2023. Variables include data in the following areas of information: demographics (age, gender, race-ethnicity and indigeneity, province), general health (chronic conditions; flu vaccine), SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, and serology.