Women

Peer doula support training for Black and Indigenous groups in Nova Scotia, Canada: A community-based qualitative study

July 25, 2021

Objectives : The objectives of this qualitative study were to explore participant experiences of doula training programs offered by a prisoner health advocacy organization and Indigenous and Black community groups. Design: This investigation employed a qualitative design. Recruitment was conducted through email. Interviews were conducted in Winter 2020. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Sample:…
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Are you in pain if you say you are not? Accounts of pain in Somali-Canadian women with female genital cutting.

July 1, 2021

As a rite of passage to womanhood, 2 million girls undergo female genital circumcision (FGC)—the tradition of cutting, and often removing parts of the vulva—every year. The current study is the first to focus on the connection between peripheral nerve damage and chronic neuropathic pain in women with FGC. We used mixed methods—quantitative, qualitative, and…
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Reproductive healthcare for women in IDP camps in Nigeria: An analysis of structural gaps

July 1, 2021

Health and health service access for women displaced by terrorism from Northeast Nigeria is a serious problem. Existing government and humanitarian initiatives in Northeast Nigeria focus on food, security, housing, water and sanitation to the neglect of health access needs, especially access to reproductive health. With no policy in place and very little existing research,…
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Commentary on” Left-Behind Women in the Context of International Migration: A Scoping Review”

July 1, 2021

The article discusses the growing interest in evidence-based decision making which has increased the importance of research utilization in practice and policy. It mentions that the research-informed policy has gained greater attention with the need to involve policymakers in the research processes; and researchers should have an active role following the publication of thorough knowledge…
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Association of source country gender inequality with experiencing assault and poor mental health among young female immigrants to Ontario, Canada

July 1, 2021

Background : Gender inequality varies across countries and is associated with poor outcomes including violence against women and depression. Little is known about the relationship of source county gender inequality and poor health outcomes in female immigrants. Method(s) : We used administrative databases to conduct a cohort study of 299,228 female immigrants ages 6-29years becoming…
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Food insecurity, food skills, health literacy and food preparation activities among young Canadian adults: a cross-sectional analysis

July 1, 2021

Objective: To assess associations between household food security status and indicators of food skills, health literacy and home meal preparation, among young Canadian adults. Design: Cross-sectional data were analysed using logistic regression and general linear models to assess associations between food security status and food skills, health literacy and the proportion of meals prepared at…
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Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women: A Glimpse Behind a Veiled Door

July 1, 2021

Domestic violence (DV) experienced by immigrant women is a public health concern. In collaboration with a community agency, researchers undertook a retrospective review of 1,763 client files from 2006–2014. The three aims were to document the incidence of DV, service needs associated with DV, and identification of risk factors associated with DV in the extracted…
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Determinants of infant feeding practices among Black mothers living with HIV: a multinomial logistic regression analysis.

July 1, 2021

Background: Infant feeding practices are imperative for babies’ and mothers’ health and emotional wellbeing. Although infant feeding may seem simple, the decisions surrounding it are complex and have far-reaching implications for women globally. This is an especially difficult concern among mothers living with HIV because breastfeeding can transmit HIV from mother to child. This is…
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Invisible diaspora: A scoping review of migrant caregivers’ social integration trajectory

July 1, 2021

Background: The Canadian Caregiver program, initiated in 1992, functions to conceal the inadequate public policy and programs on child and elder care in Canada. Consequently, migrant caregivers have become an invisible diaspora filling a domestic labour gap with few protections. Aim and Methods: This scoping review aims to identify the systemic barriers that undermine social…
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Recruitment Strategies Used in a Survey of African Immigrant Maternal Mental Health in Alberta, Canada

June 7, 2021

African immigrant women are underrepresented in health research on maternal mental health. Thus, there is a need to highlight successful recruitment strategies to engage African women in health-oriented research. This paper offers insights on recruitment strategies utilized in recruiting African immigrant women in Alberta (Canada) with infants 2 years of age or under for a…
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