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Participants were men and women aged 30 years and above.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Guided by the concepts of stigma and candidacy, the findings are structured according to the broader themes of stigma and access to care. The findings show that people with long COVID suffer self and public stigma resulting from the debilitating illness and symptoms. Especially among Turkish and Moroccan ethnic minority participants, strong filial obligations and gendered expectations of responsibility and support within their communities further worsen self-stigma. This experience of stigma persisted within healthcare where lack of information and appropriate care pathways led to feelings of frustration and abandonment, especially for participants with pre-existing health conditions which further complicate candidacy. Under the access to healthcare theme, the findings show multiple challenges in accessing healthcare for long COVID due to several multifaceted factors related to the various stages of candidacy which impacted access to care. Particularly for Turkish and Moroccan ethnic minority participants, additional challenges resulting from limited access to information, pre-existing structural challenges and experience of stereotyping based on ethnicity or assumed migrant identity by health professionals further complicate access to health information and long COVID care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings call for urgent attention and research to identify and coordinate healthcare for long COVID. There is also a need for accessible, informative and tailored support systems to facilitate patients\u2019 access to information and care pathways for long COVID. 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