Explore publications authored or co-authored by Dr. Bukola Salami.
A Scoping Review of the Health of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Women in Africa
- Authors
- Oluwakemi C. Amodu, Magdalena S. Richter and Bukola O. Salami
- Publication year
- 2020
- Publication date
- 2020-02-17
- Source
- Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(4), 1280
- Type
- Journal Article
Armed conflict and internal displacement of persons create new health challenges for women in Africa. To outline the research literature on this population, we conducted a review of studies exploring the health of internally displaced persons…
Immigrant Mothers’ Perspectives of Barriers and Facilitators in Accessing Mental Health Care for Their Children
- Authors
- Mia Tulli, MA, BA, Bukola Salami, PhD, MN, RN,, and Kathleen Hegadoren, PhD, RN
- Publication year
- 2020
- Publication date
- 2020-02-04
- Source
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing Volume 31, Issue 6
- Type
- Journal Article
Introduction: Data on immigrant and refugees’ access to services in Canada typically focus on adult populations generally but not children specifically. To fill this gap, this study explored immigrant and refugee mothers’ perceptions of barriers and…
“We Are Like Any Other People, but We Don’t Cry Much Because Nobody Listens”: The Need to Strengthen Aging Policies and Service Provision for Minorities in Canada
- Authors
- Jordana Salma, RN, MN, PhD, Bukola Salami, RN, MN, PhD
- Publication year
- 2020
- Publication date
- 2020-01-16
- Source
- The Gerontologist, Volume 60, Issue 2, March 2020, Pages 279–290
- Type
- Journal Article
Background and Objectives: This study explores the aging experiences and needs of immigrant Muslim communities in an urban center in Alberta, Canada. Over one million Muslims live in Canada, with the majority being immigrants and visible…
Parenting challenges of African immigrants in Alberta, Canada
- Authors
- Bukola Salami, Dominic A. Alaazi, Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Sophie Yohani, Helen Vallianatos, Brittany Tetreault, Christina Nsaliwa
- Publication year
- 2020
- Publication date
- 2020-01-02
- Source
- Child & Family Social Work Volume 25, Issue S1 pp. 126-134
- Type
- Journal Article
African immigrant children and youth have some of the poorest social and mental health outcomes in Canada. Although parenting challenges have been widely documented as a key driver of these outcomes, limited systematic research has investigated…
Promoting the health of children and young people who migrate: reflections from four regional reviews
- Authors
- Jill Thompson, Hannah Fairbrother, Grace Spencer, Penny Curtis, Christa Fouche, Karen Hoare, Deirdre Hogan, Jacqui O’Riordan, Bukola Salami, Melody Smith, Bethany Taylor, Victoria…
- Publication year
- 2019
- Publication date
- 2019-12-12
- Source
- Global Health Promotion. 2020;27(4):141-144.
- Type
- Journal Article
Calls to enhance the health of migrant population sub-groups are strengthening, with increasing evidence documenting the relationship between migration and health outcomes. Despite the importance of migration to global health promotion, little research has focused on…
“Growing Old is not for the Weak of Heart”: Social isolation and loneliness in Muslim immigrant older adults in Canada
- Authors
- Jordana Salma RN, MN, PhD, Bukola Salami RN, MN, PhD
- Publication year
- 2019
- Publication date
- 2019-11-21
- Source
- Health & Social Care in the CommunityVolume 28, Issue 2 pp. 615-623
- Type
- Journal Article
The increase in global migration means more immigrants are ageing in host countries with unique experiences and needs. Muslim immigrants in Canada are from diverse ethnocultural communities and experience unmet health and social needs in older…
Intensified Exploitation and Mental Stress as Impacts of Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Alberta, Canada
- Authors
- Bukola Salami, Elise Hervieux, Sara Dorow & Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika
- Publication year
- 2019
- Publication date
- 2019-10-24
- Source
- Global Social Welfare (2020) 7:57–67
- Type
- Journal Article
Migrant precariousness is a growing global trend that calls for effective policies to attend to the rights and well-being of migrant workers in destination countries. The experience of migrant workers is highly structured by the policies…
Sickle cell disease in African immigrant children: A scoping review
- Authors
- Ziad Zahoni, Bukola Salami, Micheal Kariwo, Higinio Fernandez-Sánchez
- Publication year
- 2019
- Publication date
- 2019-09-24
- Source
- Alberta Academic Review Vol. 2 No. 2 (2019): WISEST special edition (Poster abstract)
- Region
- Alberta
Despite the research on African-American parents, children and families who suffer from sickle cell disease (SCD), less is known about African immigrant children who migrated outside of Africa. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review was…
Breastfeeding in Disaster Relief Camps An Integrative Review of Literature
- Authors
- Hirani, Shela Akbar Ali BScN, MScN, IBCLC, RN; Richter, Solina RN, DCur; Salami, Bukola Oladunni MN, PhD, RN; Vallianatos, Helen PhD
- Publication year
- 2019
- Source
- Advances in Nursing Science 42(2)
- Type
- Journal Article
Breastfeeding is the safest mode of infant feeding during disasters and displacement. Although challenges associated with breastfeeding during humanitarian emergencies are global, they are particularly problematic in low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan. To examine…
Impact of social support on oral health among immigrants and ethnic minorities: A systematic review
- Authors
- Rana Dahlan, Ebtehal Ghazal, Humam Saltaji, Bukola Salami, Maryam Amin
- Publication year
- 2019
- Publication date
- 2019-06-20
- Source
- PLoS ONE 14(6): e0218678.
- Type
- Journal Article
Objective: Adaptation to social life changes after migration may be beneficial or detrimental to migrants’ oral health outcomes and related behaviors. This systematic review aims to synthesize the scientific literature on the impact of social support…
African immigrant women’s transition and integration into Canadian society: expectations, stressors, and tensions
- Authors
- Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Bukola Salami & Aryan Karimi
- Publication year
- 2019
- Publication date
- 2019-05-03
- Source
- A Journal of Feminist Geography Volume 26, 2019 – Issue 4
- Type
- Journal Article
- Topics
- Black Health
This article contributes to an emergent body of research that explores African immigrant women’s experiences in Western destination countries. Foregrounding these immigrant women’s voices in this research, we aim to better understand the challenges they grapple…
Exploring intimate partner violence from the perspective of African men: A meta-synthesis
- Authors
- Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Bukola Salami, Oluwakemi Amodu
- Publication year
- 2019
- Publication date
- 2019-01-14
- Source
- Aggression and Violent Behavior Volume 46 98-108
- Type
- Journal Article
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex social problem, a major global concern, and an obstacle to social and economic progress in the developing regions of the world, including Africa. Generally, IPV occurs in the private…
