Browse publications that sit outside the Black Health and Black Child collections.
Access and utilization of mental health services for immigrants and refugees: Perspectives of immigrant service providers
- Authors
- Bukola Salami RN, PhD, Jordana Salma RN, PhD, Kathleen Hegadoren RN, PhD
- Publication year
- 2018
- Publication date
- 2018-07-09
- Source
- International Journal of Mental Health NursingVolume 28, Issue 1 pp. 152-161
- Type
- Journal Article
- Topics
- Other
Immigrant and refugee populations experience life stressors due to difficult migration journeys and challenges in leaving one country and adapting to another. These life stressors result in adverse mental health outcomes when coupled with a lack…
Obstetric fistula policy in Nigeria: a critical discourse analysis
- Authors
- Oluwakemi C. Amodu, Bukola O. Salami & Magdalena S. Richter
- Publication year
- 2018
- Publication date
- 2018-06-27
- Source
- Amodu et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18:269
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- International
- Topics
- Other
Background: In 2012, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health published its National Strategic Framework for the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula (NSFEOF), 2011–2015. The framework has since lapsed and there is no tangible evidence that the goal of…
One of the family? Familial and professional relationships between migrant live-in caregivers and their employers
- Authors
- Bukola Salami and Salima Meherali
- Publication year
- 2018
- Publication date
- 2018-06-15
- Source
- International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care Vol. 14 No. 2 2018, pp. 174-185
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
Purpose – Many families in the developed world hire live-in caregivers to meet their childcare and elder care needs. Given the spatial arrangements – i.e., that the caregiver lives with her employer – relationships between employers…
African immigrant women’s experience in western host societies: a scoping review
- Authors
- Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Bukola Salami & Aryan Karimi
- Publication year
- 2018
- Source
- Journal of Gender Studies Volume 27, 2018 – Issue 4
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
There is a dearth of literature on new African immigrant populations in Canada, especially women from Sub-Saharan Africa. Much of the sparse literature focuses on men’s experiences. We analyzed the sparse literature on African immigrant women…
‘And when a certain health issue happen, they try to cover it’: Stakeholder perspectives on the health of temporary foreign workers and their families
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- Bukola Salami, RN, PhD, Kathleen Hegadoren, RN, PhD, Anna Kirova, PhD, Salima Meherali, RN, MN, PhD, Christina Nsaliwa, PhD & Yvonne Chiu, LLD
- Publication year
- 2018
- Source
- Social Work in Health Care Volume 57, 2018 – Issue 1 Pages 13-26
- Type
- Journal Article
- Topics
- Other
This study examines stakeholders’ perspectives on the health and well-being of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and their families in Alberta, Canada. We used a critically informed qualitative methodology. We interviewed 13 stakeholders, including service providers and…
Movilidad ocupacional descendente de enfermeras graduadas, enfermeras internacionalmente preparadas a auxiliares de enfermería
- Authors
- B Salami, S Meherali, CL Covell
- Publication year
- 2018
- Source
- International nursing review en español Vol. 65, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 188-196
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
Objetivo: Este estudio analizó la experiencia de las enfermeras formadas internacionalmente con un grado que trabajan como auxiliares de enfermería con licencia de práctica en Canadá. Antecedentes/Introducción: Las enfermeras formadas internacionalmente experimentan varias barreras para su…
Realism and Relativism in the Development of Nursing as a Discipline
- Authors
- Hirani, Shela Akbar Ali MScN, RN, BScN, IBCLC · Richter, Solina PhD, RN, DCur · Salami, Bukola Oladunni PhD, RN, MN
- Publication year
- 2018
- Source
- Advances in Nursing Science 41(2):p 137-144
- Type
- Journal Article
- Topics
- Other
In today's era of nursing, the role of a unique disciplinary knowledge that is grounded in philosophy is essential to inform nursing practice, fill knowledge gaps, improve the quality of nursing education, and guide the theoretical…
Downward occupational mobility of baccalaureate-prepared, internationally educated nurses to licensed practical nurses
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- B. Salami RN, PhD, S. Meherali RN, PhD, C. L. Covell RN, PhD
- Publication year
- 2017
- Publication date
- 2017-08-08
- Source
- International Nursing Review/Volume 65, Issue 2 pp. 173-181
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
Aim: This study explored the experience of baccalaureate-prepared, internationally educated nurses who work as licensed practical nurses in Canada. Background/Introduction: Internationally educated nurses experience several barriers to workforce integration on arrival in destination countries. Given these…
Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
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- Bukola Salami RN, PhD, Maryna Yaskina PhD, Kathleen Hegadoren RN, PhD, Esperanza Diaz MBBS, PhD, Salima Meherali RN, PhD, Anu Rammohan MA, PhD & Yoav Ben-Shlomo MBBS, PhD
- Publication year
- 2017
- Publication date
- 2017-07-01
- Source
- Quantitative Research Volume 108, pages 362–367 (2017)
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
Objectives: Studies worldwide point to increased risk of mental health problems among immigrants. However, the data on Canadian immigrants’ mental health are ambiguous. To address this, we examined the relationship of both self-perceived mental health and…
Detecting antepartum and postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms and disorders in immigrant women: A scoping review of the literature
- Authors
- Robyn L.R. Playfair RN, MN., Bukola Salami RN, PhD., Kathy Hegadoren RN, PhD.
- Publication year
- 2017
- Publication date
- 2017-05-07
- Source
- International Journal of Mental Health NursingVolume 26, Issue 4 pp. 314-325
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- International
- Topics
- Other
A scoping review of the literature was conducted to compile existing evidence and identify gaps on detection methods and practices of antepartum and postpartum anxiety and depression symptoms and disorders in immigrant women. With the assistance…
Parenting Practices of African Immigrants in Destination Countries: A Qualitative Research Synthesis
- Authors
- Bukola Salami, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Salima Meherali, Oluwakemi Amodu, Thane Chambers
- Publication year
- 2017
- Publication date
- 2017-04-29
- Source
- Journal of Pediatric Nursing Volume 36, Pages 20-30
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- International
- Topics
- Other
Problem: While studies have discussed the parenting practices and challenges of African immigrants, no paper has synthesized the results of these qualitative studies. We conducted a qualitative synthesis of the literature to summarize and interpret knowledge…
Interventions to improve immigrant health. A scoping review
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- Esperanza Diaz, Gaby Ortiz-Barreda, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Michelle Holdsworth, Bukola Salami, Anu Rammohan, Roger Yat-Nork Chung, Sabu S. Padmadas, Thomas Krafft
- Publication year
- 2017
- Publication date
- 2017-02-27
- Source
- European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue 3, June 2017, Pages 433–439
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- International
- Topics
- Other
Background: Disparities in health between immigrants and their host populations have been described across countries and continents. Hence, interventions for improving health targeting general populations are not necessarily effective for immigrants. Aims: To conduct a systematic…







