This collection brings together the Child Welfare articles supplied for the Knowledge Hub.
Cases of malaria, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever among VFRs, Quebec (Canada)
Background: Visiting friends and relatives (VFRs), especially young VFRs, are increasingly recognized in the industrialized world as a high-risk group of travelers. Methods: We performed a descriptive, cross-sectional design study of cases of malaria, hepatitis A,…
Parental practices, peers’ disengagement from school and achievement among Haitian youth from low socioeconomical backgrounds.
Haitian adolescents coming from low socioeconomical backgrounds are particularly at risk for school underachievement. Yet, few Canadian studies looked at the academic experience of students from this community. The present study assessed the moderating effect of…
Vitamin D supplementation and CD4 count in HIV infected children
Objective: To evaluate, in a randomized fashion, the impact of vitamin D supplementation on CD4 count and measures of vitamin D homeostasis in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Study design: Children infected with HIV…
Behavioural risks for HIV infection among Quebec residents of Haitian origin
Quebecers of Haitian origin (QHO) have the highest HIV prevalence of all immigrant groups in the province. We conducted a study among QHO to document the behavioural risk factors for HIV transmission. Male respondents were significantly…
HIV vulnerability and sexual risk among African youth in Windsor, Canada
This paper reports on an exploratory study of the sexual behaviour of young Africans living in Windsor, Canada. Twenty-five face-to-face interviews were conducted with thirteen men and twelve women aged 18 to 25 years. Data analysis…
La conciliation travail-études : défis et réalité pour les jeunes élèves africains noirs de Brooks
Pour répondre à leurs besoins essentiels ou à ceux de leurs familles, de jeunes immigrés africains noirs de 15 à 24 ans installés à Brooks essaient de concilier travail nocturne et études, tous deux à temps…
Racial bullying and victimization in Canadian school-aged children: Individual and school level effects
Numerous individual factors, including race, have been identified to date that may place children at risk for bullying involvement. The importance of the school’s environment on bullying behaviours has also been highlighted, as the majority of…
Punishing Our Way Out of Poverty: The Prosecution of Child-Support Debt in Alberta, Canada.
This article describes the emergence of imprisonment as part of the collection of child-support debt in Alberta, Canada. This approach to child poverty arose in the context of political conservatism, a shift in the feminist movement,…
Pursuit of university education among the children of immigrants in Canada: the roles of parental human capital and social capital
Using the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey, this article examines the roles of parental human capital and social capital in the pursuit of university education among immigrant youth in Canada. We find segmented patterns across the largest…
Ethnic Differences in Educational Attainment Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants
Using the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey, this article examines the ethnic differences in university education attainment among the children of immigrants in Canada. We found that most groups achieve clear upward mobility across generations, while such…
From the family universe to the outside world: Family relations, school attitude, and perception of racism in Caribbean and Filipino adolescents
Abstract: Caribbean and Filipino immigrant families in Canada have much in common: the women have often immigrated as domestic workers, first-generation children may be separated from their parents for long periods, and they must deal with…
Initial Presentation of Unscreened Children With Sickle Cell Disease: The Toronto Experience
Background: The morbidity and mortality related to sickle cell disease (SCD) has decreased since the introduction of newborn screening in the United States. Given the multicultural nature of the Canadian Population and the growing African Canadian…
