This collection brings together the Child Welfare articles supplied for the Knowledge Hub.
Great Expectations: Perspectives of Young West African Immigrant Men Transitioning to the Canadian Labour Market Without Postsecondary Education
This article employs a life course perspective to examine the life experiences—expectations, disappointments and second chances—of young men from West African immigrant families who did not complete postsecondary education. Specifically, it demonstrates the discrepancy between the…
Social, Clinical, and Behavioral Determinants of HIV Infection and HIV Testing among Black Men in Toronto, Ontario: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis.
Black men bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infection. These HIV inequities are influenced by intersecting social, clinical, and behavioral factors. The purpose of this analysis was to determine the combinations of factors that were most…
Discours de jeunes issus de groupes minoritaires sur les inégalités scolaires au Québec The Discourse of Minority Youth on School Inequalities in Québec
Au Canada, malgré la massification de l’enseignement supérieur, des inégalités de persévérance persistent. Au Québec, des recherches ont permis d’identifier les régions de provenance des jeunes pour lesquels le taux de décrochage au secondaire et au…
Contribution of nitric oxide synthase to cutaneous vasodilatation and sweating in men of black-African and Caucasian descent during exercise in the heat
Men of black-African descent are at an increased risk of heat-related illness relative to their Caucasian counterparts. This might be attributable, in part, to reduced cutaneous nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability in this population, which might alter…
Growing up African Canadian in Vancouver: Racialization, gender and sexuality
Vancouver is one of the most diverse cities in North America, with 49% of the population identifying as people of colour. However, residents who are racialized as Black or claim an African ethnic origin make up…
Examining sexual concurrency and number of partners among African, Caribbean, and Black women using the social ecological model: Results from the ACBY study.
HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Canada. ACB women are overrepresented in new HIV infections compared with Canada’s general population. Sexual concurrent relationships and multiple sex partners are factors that may spread…
Prevalence of Known Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Multiethnic Urban Youth in Edmonton: Findings From the WHY ACT NOW Project
Objectives: The Canadian Diabetes Risk Assessment Questionnaire (CANRISK) is a validated, evidence-based, self-administered tool to assess the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus in multiethnic Canadian adults. Identifying individuals at high risk for type 2 diabetes…
Genotyping and whole-genome sequencing to identify tuberculosis transmission to pediatric patients in British Columbia, Canada, 2005-2014
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) in children is often an indicator of recent transmission. Genotyping and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can enhance pediatric TB investigations by confirming or refuting transmission events. Method(s): Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from all pediatric patients…
Perceived Neighborhood Quality and HIV-related Stigma amongAfrican Diasporic Youth; Results from the African, Caribbean, and Black Youth (ACBY) Study
Socio-environmental factors such as neighborhood quality are increasingly recognized drivers of HIV disparities. Additionally, HIV- related stigma heightens HIV vulnerability among youth in the African Diaspora. However, little research examines the intersection of neighborhood quality and…
Community Safety, Housing Precariousness and Processes of Exclusion: An Institutional Ethnography from the Standpoints of Youth in an ‘Unsafe’ Urban Neighbourhood
Using the alternative sociological approach, institutional ethnography, this article reveals how experiences growing up in social housing (re)produce conditions of oppression that exacerbate housing precariousness and other forms of exclusion. Data were generated through participant observation,…
