Explore publications authored or co-authored by Dr. Bukola Salami.
Parenting and Mental Health Promotion Practices of African Immigrants in Alberta
- Authors
- Alaazi, Dominic Vallianatos, Helen Yohani, Sophie Okeke-Ohejirika, Philomena Ayalew, Tesfaye Salami, Bukola, Nsaliwa, Christina
- Publication year
- 2017
- Type
- Journal Article
Parenting practices are known predictors of child health and social outcomes. Yet very little is known about the parenting practices of African immigrants in Canada and their impact on child health and wellbeing, including mental health.…
Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria
- Authors
- Oluwakemi C Amodu, Bukola Salami, Solina Richter
- Publication year
- 2017
- Source
- Women and Birth Volume 30, Issue 5, Pages e258-e263
- Type
- Journal Article
Background: Obstetric Fistula is a childbirth injury that disproportionately affects women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although poverty plays an important role in perpetuating obstetric fistula, sociocultural practices has a significant influence on susceptibility to the condition. Aim:…
Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
- Authors
- 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
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
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
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
- Authors
- 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
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…
Partnership, Trust and Leadership among Nursing Researchers
- Authors
- Zanchetta MS, Edwards S, Salami B, Osino E, Yu L, Babalola O, Cooper L 01 Jan 2016,
- Publication year
- 2016
- Source
- Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.), 29(2):82-97
- Type
- Journal Article
Members of a nursing research cluster realized that they needed to determine whether, given their diverse philosophies, they could formulate a collective research agenda responding to an administrative recommendation. The cluster's leaders conducted an appraisal of…
Migrant Nurses and Federal Caregiver Programs in Canada: Migration and Health Human Resources Paradox
- Authors
- Bukola Salami
- Publication year
- 2016
- Source
- Canadian Journal of Nursing Research 48(2)
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
Despite the links between health human resources policy, immigration policy, and education policy, silos persist in the policymaking process that complicate the professional integration of internationally educated nurses in Canada. Drawing on the literature on nurse…
Human Resources for Health Challenges in Nigeria and Nurse Migration
- Authors
- Bukola Salami, RN, BScN, MN, PhD, Foluke O. Dada, BL, LL.M, PhD, CinMgt., and Folake E. Adelakun, RN, BSN, MBA-HC, MSN, DNP
- Publication year
- 2016
- Publication date
- 2016-06-29
- Source
- Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice 2016;17(2):76-84.
- Type
- Journal Article
The emigration of sub-Saharan African health professionals to developed Western nations is an aspect of increasing global mobility. This article focuses on the human resources for health challenges in Nigeria and the emigration of nurses from…
The Challenges Encountered by Immigrant-Serving Agencies in Addressing the Health of Temporary Foreign Workers
- Authors
- Bukola Salami, Anna Kirova, Kathleen Hegadoren, Salima Meherali, Yvonne Chiu & Christina Nsaliwa
- Publication year
- 2016
- Publication date
- 2016-06-21
- Source
- Social Work in Public Health Volume 31, 2016 – Issue 7 Pages 599-606
- Type
- Journal Article
- Region
- Canada
This study sought to examine the challenges encountered by immigrant-serving agencies in meeting the health needs of temporary foreign workers and their families in one Canadian province. The authors interviewed 11 representatives of immigrant-serving agencies and…
The perspective of employers/families and care recipients of migrant live-in caregivers: a scoping review
- Authors
- Bukola Salami RN PhD, Wendy Duggleby RN PhD AOCN, Fahreen Rajani BScN
- Publication year
- 2016
- Publication date
- 2016-02-22
- Source
- Health & Social Care in the CommunityVolume 25, Issue 6 pp. 1667-1678
- Type
- Journal Article
In high-income countries, migrant live-in caregivers are increasingly in demand to provide health and social care in the home. While there is a wide range of research on the perspectives of live-in caregivers (including domestic workers)…
The health of temporary foreign workers in Canada: A scoping review
- Authors
- Bukola Salami RN, PhD, Salima Meharali RN, MN & Azeez Salami MBChB
- Publication year
- 2015
- Publication date
- 2015-11-01
- Source
- Systematic Review Volume 106, pages e546–e554 (2015)
- Type
- Journal Article
Objectives : Temporary foreign workers contribute to economic prosperity in Canada, but they experience forms of structural inequities and have minimal rights, which can contribute to their ill health. The objective of this scoping review is…





