Explore publications authored or co-authored by Dr. Bukola Salami.
Understanding the sexual and reproductive health needs of immigrant adolescents in Canada: A qualitative study
- Authors
- Salima Meherali, Samantha Louie-Poon, Sobia Idrees, Samar Kauser, Shannon Scott, Bukola Salami, Helen Valliantos, Kainat Moez Meherali, Krishan Patel, Puja Suthar, Zohra Akbarzada,…
- Publication year
- 2022
- Publication date
- 2022-07-21
- Source
- Sec. Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being Volume 4 – 2022
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- Journal Article
- Topics
- Other
Background: Literature suggests that immigrant adolescents receive limited sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and rarely utilize SRH services in Canada. This study sought to explore the SRH information needs of immigrant adolescents in the province…
African Immigrant’s Women Experiences on Extended Family Relations
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- Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Neelam Saleem Punjani and Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2022
- Publication date
- 2022-07-12
- Source
- Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19(14), 8487
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- Journal Article
- Topics
- Other
African immigrants are increasingly migrating to high-income countries, including Canada, in search of a better life. These immigrants often face several challenges, such as keeping healthy ties with their extended families back home and in a…
Immigrant Parents’ Perceived Social Support and Their Children’s Oral Health Behaviors and Caries Experience
- Authors
- Rana Dahlan, Babak Bohlouli, Humam Saltaji, Ida Kornerup, Bukola Salami and Maryam Amin
- Publication year
- 2022
- Publication date
- 2022-07-06
- Source
- Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(14)
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
This study examined the associations between immigrant parents’ perceived social support (PSS) and their children’s oral health behaviors (OHB) and caries experience. We recruited immigrant parents and children aged 2–12 years. Data were collected on the…
Mobilizing communities and families for child mental health promotion in Canada: Views of African immigrants
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- Dominic A Alaazi, Bukola Salami, Oghenevwarho Gabriel Ojakovo, Christina Nsaliwa, Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Jordana Salma, Bonnieca Islam
- Publication year
- 2022
- Publication date
- 2022-05-01
- Source
- Children and Youth Services Review 139 (2022) 106530
- Type
- Journal Article
- Topics
- Black Health
Available evidence in Canada suggests mental health disparities between immigrant and non-immigrant children. Children born to immigrants face a greater risk of poor mental health outcomes. However, these comparisons often mask important ethno-racial differences in mental…
Establishing the psychometric properties of constructs from the conceptual ‘Settlement Services Literacy’framework and their relationship with migrants’ acculturative stress in Australia
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- Andre MN Renzaho, Michael J Polonsky, Ahmed Ferdous, Adnan Yusuf, Julianne Abood, Bukola Oladunni Salami, Kerry Woodward, Julie Green
- Publication year
- 2022
- Publication date
- 2022-04-05
- Source
- PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266200.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- International
- Topics
- Other
Background: Effective migration often requires supports for new arrivals, referred to as settlement services. Settlement services literacy (SSL) is key to ensuring new migrants have the capability to access and utilise the information and services designed…
Immigrant child health in Canada: a scoping review
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- Bukola Salami, Oluwakemi Amodu, Mary Olukotun, Muneerah Vastani, Brittany Tetreault, Pamela Ofoedu Obegu, Jennifer Plaquin
- Publication year
- 2022
- Publication date
- 2022-04-05
- Source
- BMJ Global Health 2022;7:e008189.
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- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
Introduction: Understanding the health of immigrant children from birth to 18 years of age is important given the significance of the early childhood years and complexity of factors that may influence the health status of immigrant…
“I feel like I’m just nowhere”: Causes and Challenges of Status Loss in Canada
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- Mia Tulli, Bukola Salami, Jessica Juen, Jason Foster, Helen Vallianatos & Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika
- Publication year
- 2022
- Publication date
- 2022-02-06
- Source
- Journal of International Migration and Integration (2023) 24:139–161
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- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
In this qualitative study, researchers conducted interviews with 11 participants who had entered Canada through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and who had since loss status. To understand the lived experiences of participants, this article deploys…
A scoping review of COVID-19 online mis/disinformation in Black communities
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- Janet Kemei, Dominic A Alaazi, Mia Tulli, Megan Kennedy, Modupe Tunde-Byass, Paul Bailey, Ato Sekyi-Otu, Sharon Murdoch, Habiba Mohamud, Jeanne Lehman, Bukola Salami 2022 Jul 23
- Publication year
- 2022
- Source
- J Glob Health 2022;12:05026
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Black Health
Background: Mis/disinformation has reached an epidemic level with the COVID-19 virus and can be largely attributed to the growing digitalization of information and its rapid transmission via social media. Approximately 96% of Canadians and 80% of…
A Understanding the Health and Well-being of Canadian Black Children and Youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Review
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- Janet Kemei, Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2022
- Source
- International Health Trends and Perspectives Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022)
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- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Black Child
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health inequities and vulnerabilities in our society, with the Black population being disproportionately affected. As previous pandemics have resulted in an increase in adverse events to children and youth, we reviewed…
Aspirations, schooling experiences, and educational outcomes of African migrant children in Canada
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- Alleson Mason, Bukola Salami, Christa Fouché, Solina Richter, Lindiwe Sibeko, Sheri Adekola
- Publication year
- 2022
- Source
- Canadian Ethnic Studies Association Volume 54, Number 2, 2022 pp. 1-21
- Type
- Journal Article
- Topics
- Black Child
Although Africa is the second highest source region of immigrants to Canada, very little research has been conducted on the postmigration experiences of African immigrant children. This paper explores the schooling experiences of African migrant children…
Health contexts of climate-induced migration: a scoping review
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- Mary Olukotun, Ranjan Datta and Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2022
- Source
- International Journal of Global Warming Vol. 27, No. 3
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- International
- Topics
- Other
The past several decades have been marked by an increasing occurrence of climate events worldwide, and consequentially, there has been growing study of the health impacts in exposed populations. While a plethora of studies have investigated…
Migrant nurses and care workers rights in Canada: Addressing Multiple Forms of Migrant Precarity: Beyond “Management” of Migration to an Integrated Rights-Based Approach
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- Salami, Bukola · Amodu, Oluwakemi · Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomena
- Publication year
- 2022
- Source
- UNRISD Working Paper 2016-9
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
- Topics
- Other
Between 2000 and 2014, there was increasing mobility of migrant workers to Canada, especially through temporary migration streams. However, the large expansion of the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program from 2000 to 2014 has been curtailed…
