The impact of COVID-19 on BAME populations: a systematic review of experiences and perspectives

Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) populations have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, having amongst the highest rates of infection and mortality. Additional risk factors for BAME populations include older age and living with poverty and deprivation. Information has emerged, but peer reviewed research and literature examining the experiences and/or perspectives of this most recent of diseases on BAME populations is fragmented and lacks coalescence. This systematic review will therefore bring together and integrate existing and emergent evidence around the experiences and/or perspectives of COVID-19 on BAME populations.