Abdulaziz I AlSomali, Hajar M AlHajri, Rawabi Aljumaiah, Muntaha N Alnasser, Zainab Alabdullah
Awareness of the Risk of Chronic Use of Steroid Causing Cataract in Al Ahsa City, Saudi Arabia
Cureus
digital equity denotes individuals communities equitable access information technology required participate digital life fully capitalize technology individual community gain benefits recent research highlighted covid19 heightened existing structural inequities exacerbated technologyrelated social divide especially racialized communities including new immigrants refugees ethnic minorities intersection challenges associated racial identity eg racial discrimination cultural differences socioeconomic marginalization age genderrelated barriers affects access health social services education economic activity social life owing digital inequity aim understand current state knowledge digital equity digital divide often considered complex socialpolitical challenge among racialized communities urban cities highincome countries impact social interactions economic activities mental wellbeing racialized city dwellers conduct integrative review adapting whittemore knafl methodology summarize past empirical theoretical literature describing digital equity issues pertaining urban racialized communities context limited studies multicultural cities highincome countries eg calgary alberta last 10 years use comprehensive search 8 major databases across multiple disciplines gray literature eg google scholar using appropriate search terms related digital inequity divide 2stage screening conducted including single citation tracking hand search reference lists results synthesized using thematic analysis guidelines august 25 2022 completed systematic search 8 major academic databases multiple disciplines gray literature citation hand searching duplicate removal identified 8647 articles sources two independent reviewers expected complete 2step screening title abstract fulltext screening using covidence followed data extraction analysis 4 months december 2022 data extracted regarding digital equityrelated initiatives programs activities research findings issues barriers policies recommendations etc thematic analysis reveal barriers facilitators digital equity affect benefit racialized population groups social material systemic issues need addressed establish digital equity racialized communities context multicultural city project inform public policy digital inequity alongside conventional systemic inequities eg education income levels promote digital equity exploring examining pattern extent determinants barriers digital inequity across sociodemographic variables groups analyze interconnectedness spatial dimensions variations urban sphere geographic differences derr110219640068