Children

Vitamin D Intake and Status of Children With Sickle Cell Disease in Montreal, Canada.

July 1, 2018

Sickle cell disease (SCD) and vitamin D deficiency share manifestations such as bone complications and bony pains. Canadian SCD children are characterized by compromised sun exposure all year long and potential dietary deficiency, which combined to SCD-causing high nutritional demands, may lead to impaired vitamin D status. The objectives of this study were to document…
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Parenting and Mental Health Promotion Practices of African Immigrants in Alberta

July 1, 2017

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. This dearth of knowledge exists despite widespread understanding that black and African immigrant children experience some of the poorest…
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Draw and Tell: Dietary Acculturation as Lived by Black Immigrant Children of African and Caribbean Descent Residing in Canada

July 1, 2017

Objective: Explore immigrant children’s lived experience of dietary acculturation. Design: Draw and tell qualitative research. Participants: A total of 167 school-aged children living in Ottawa, Canada, who had a mother born in sub-Saharan Africa or the Caribbean. Methods: Children made 2 drawings about foods, 1 related to Canada and the other to their home country,…
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Parenting Practices of African Immigrants in Destination Countries: A Qualitative Research Synthesis

April 29, 2017

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 of African immigrants' parenting practices and challenges in destination countries to identify future directions for research, policy, and practice.…
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Strategies and Challenges in Recruiting Black Immigrant Mothers for a Community-Based Study on Child Nutritional Health in Ottawa, Canada

December 15, 2016

There is a need to identify barriers to participation as well as recruitment strategies to engage minority parents of young children in health-oriented research. This paper offers insights on strategies and challenges in recruiting black immigrant mothers living in Ottawa (Canada) for a community-based health-oriented research project among 6-to-12-year-old children. We recruited 259 mother–child dyads.…
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How acceptable is it for HIV positive African, Caribbean and Black women to provide breast milk/fluid samples for research purposes?

December 7, 2016

Background: The African, Caribbean and Black communities have been found to be reluctant to participate in health research in North America. This is partly attributed to historical experiences as well as their cultural beliefs. Cultural beliefs about the uses of breast milk/fluids could further hinder the participation of African, Caribbean, and Black communities in research…
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Infant mortality among the Canadian-born offspring of immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada: a population-based study

August 22, 2016

Background: Adult immigrants in Canada have a survival advantage over their Canadian-born counterparts. It is unknown whether migrants are able to transmit their survival advantage to their Canadian-born children. Methods: Neonatal and postneonatal mortality between the Canadian-born population and 12 immigrant subgroups were compared using 1990–2005 linked birth-infant death records. Age-at-death specific mortality rates and…
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Spatial Relationships between Neighbourhood Characteristics and Rates of Children from Ethnocultural Communities Reported to Child Protective Services

July 1, 2016

Objectives : The objectives of this study were to 1) map the geographic distribution of rates of children reported to Montreal child protective services by ethnocultural group (Black, other visible minorities, not from visible minorities) and 2) estimate the relative contribution of different territorial characteristics to the rates for those groups. Method : The study…
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HIV Prophylaxis in High Risk Newborns: An Examination of Sociodemographic Factors in an Inner City Context

July 1, 2016

Background. Perinatal HIV transmission is less than 1% with antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis. Transmission risk appears higher in "high risk" dyads, yet this is not well defined, possibly exposing more infants to combination ARV compared with standard care. Objective. To describe characteristics of mother-infant dyads where infants received ARVs and how these characteristics relate to specific…
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The Challenges Encountered by Immigrant-Serving Agencies in Addressing the Health of Temporary Foreign Workers

June 21, 2016

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 two policy makers. Some of the challenges that agencies face in delivering programs and services for temporary foreign workers…
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