In Canada, there is a lack of research that addresses the sexual health and well being of African, Caribbean, and Black young women. This paper aims to gather perspectives of young Black women to address the social contexts of how young Black women navigate issues related to sex and sexual health.Young Black women experience unique…
Objectives: Little prior research investigated how to promote physical activity (PA), which can reduce cancer risk, to immigrant women. The overall aim of the current study was to pilot test education session feasibility. The objectives were to assess participation in, satisfaction with and potential impact of the education session, knowledge needed to refine the education…
Introduction: We previously identified specific immigrant groups (West African and Caribbean) with increased incidence of prostate cancer in Ontario, Canada. In this population-level retrospective cohort study, we used administrative databases to compare stage of diagnosis, 5-year overall survival and prostate cancer-specific survival for immigrants versus long-term residents of Ontario. Methods: We linked several provincial-level databases…
Objective: Unidentified benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN) has been recognized as a factor contributing to clozapine underutilization and discontinuation. Guidelines were implemented to accommodate BEN in Canada, and our main objective was to evaluate clozapine’s safety in a sample of Canadian psychiatric patients with BEN. Method: A retrospective chart review was conducted at the Centre for…
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