This collection brings together the Black Health articles supplied for the Knowledge Hub.
Association of maternal socioeconomic status and race with risk of congenital heart disease: a population- based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada
Objective: To investigate the interrelationships between maternal socioeconomic status (SES), race and congenital heart diseases (CHD) among infants. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Study setting: Ontario, Canada. Study population: All singleton stillbirths and live births born in…
Prevalence and correlates of sexual concerns and associated distress among women living with HIV in Canada
Objectives: We assessed the prevalence and correlates of sexual concerns and associated distress among women living with HIV in Canada. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional survey data from the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort…
Decision conflict and the decision support needs of HIV PrEP-eligible Black patients in Toronto regarding the adoption of PrEP for HIV prevention
Objectives: This study examined factors contributing to decision con ict and the decision support needs of PrEP-eligible Black patients. Methods: The Ottawa Decision Support Framework (ODSF) was used to guide the development of a key informant…
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in health care workers from 10 hospitals in Quebec,Canada: A cross-sectional study
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected health care workers. We sought to estimate SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among hospital health care workers in Quebec, Canada, after the first wave of the pandemic and to explore factors associated…
The Perception of Religious Leaders on HIV and Their Role in HIV Prevention: A Case Study of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Communities in Windsor, Ontario
This paper explores the perception of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) religious leaders on HIV vulnerability and their role in HIV prevention among ACB communities in Windsor, Ontario. We conducted one semi-structured focus group discussion with…
Factors associated with feeding practices of black immigrant mothers of African and Caribbean origin living in Ottawa, Canada
In Canada, Black immigrant women and their children are at higher risk of developing obesity. Factors that could influence children’s weight status include parental feeding practices. Feeding practices such as monitoring, restriction and pressure to eat,…
Peer doula support training for Black and Indigenous groups in Nova Scotia, Canada: A community-based qualitative study
Objectives : The objectives of this qualitative study were to explore participant experiences of doula training programs offered by a prisoner health advocacy organization and Indigenous and Black community groups. Design: This investigation employed a qualitative…
Mitigating racial microaggressions on campus: Documenting targets’ responses
In this qualitative study, the authors examined responses to racial microaggressions among undergraduate Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) (N = 36) at a large Canadian university. To this end, we employed the consensual qualitative…
Access to healthcare services among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada
While there is a growing body of literature on Black people’s access to HIV services in Canada, the question of how this access varies across Canada’s urban jurisdictions has hitherto never arisen in research and policy.…
Determinants of Adherence to National Infant Feeding Guidelines by Black Mothers Living with HIV
Objective: Worldwide, 160,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2018; half of these were infected through breastfeeding. Infant feeding guidelines are distinct depending on each country’s resources and national or sub-national guidelines. Because of divergent…
