Browse publications on Black health and health equity.
Sexual health determinants in black men-who-have-sex-with-men living in Toronto, Canada.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a profile of the sexual behavioural characteristics of black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Canada who constitute a…
Self-Management, Health Service Use and Information Seeking for Diabetes Care among Black Caribbean Immigrants in Toronto.
Objective: The objective of this research was to explore self-management practices and the use of diabetes information and care among Black-Caribbean immigrants with type 2 diabetes. Method: The study population included Black-Caribbean immigrants and Canadian-born participants…
Optimizing Diabetes Literacy: Lessons from African Canadians in Calgary about Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis
Objective: With the aim of optimizing diabetes education, type 2 diabetes awareness, primary prevention and secondary prevention, we studied how African Canadians experience type 2 diabetes. Specifically, we studied stories told by African Canadians living in…
Race, gender, class, sexuality (RGCS) and hypertension
Informed by intersectionality theory, a tradition that theorizes intersecting power relations of racism, patriarchy, classism and heterosexism, this paper investigates the degree to which race, gender, class and sexuality manifest distinct and interconnected associations with self-reported…
Autisme et soutien social dans des familles d’immigration récente : l’expérience de parents originaires du Maghreb Autism and social support in recently immigrated families : experience of parents from Maghreb
Cette étude qualitative exploratoire analyse l’impact d’un diagnostic d’autisme sur les réseaux de soutien social de parents originaires du Maghreb,nouvellement immigrants au Québec, et ayant un enfant diagnostiqué avec un trouble envahissant du développement. Des entrevues…
Awareness of palliative care and end-of-life options among African Canadians in Nova Scotia.
Purpose: To assess, using qualitative methods, the knowledge African Canadians living in Nova Scotia have regarding their options for palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care. Design: This project engaged caregivers in a Black community in Nova Scotia,…
Black gay men as sexual subjects: race, racialisation and the social relations of sex among Black gay men in Toronto
In this study of Black gay and bisexual men in Toronto, sexually active survey participants reported on their sexual behaviours with male partners of different ethnoracial backgrounds, and interview participants reflected on how their sexual relationships…
“Everyone just keeps their eyes closed and their fingers crossed”: Sexual health communication among black parents and children in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Background: Black Canadian youth remain disproportionally affected by an array of social and health issues, including sexually transmitted infections. While research exists in support of the involvement of parents as a key means to prevent or…
Health Status among Black Canadians: Results from a National Survey
This study obtained nationally representative estimates of health-related indicators among native-born Black Canadians, and compared these estimates with those of native-born White Canadians. Data came from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2003-2008). Outcomes included smoking status,…
Influence of Ethnicity on Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From a Multiethnic Multicenter Canadian Cohort
Objective: To determine the influence of ethnicity and sociodemographic factors on disease characteristics of the Canadian pediatric lupus population. Methods: Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients at 4 pediatric centers in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver…
