Women

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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Understanding the Importance of Fatherhood among Men Living with HIV in Ontario

April 15, 2021

While pregnancy and motherhood have become paramount clinical issues for women living with HIV, parenting has received less attention among men living with HIV (MLWH). We conducted a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study assessing fertility desires and intentions of MLWH using a 5-point Likert scale based on the question: “Being a father is important…
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Prevalence and correlates of depression among Black individuals in Canada: The major role of everyday racial discrimination

April 2, 2021

Background: Depression is a common mental health problem causing significant disability globally, including in Canada. Prevalence estimates for depression within Black communities in Canada are unknown. This study determined the prevalence of depression in a sample of Black Canadians and the association between everyday racial discrimination experiences and depression. Methods: We analyzed data collected from…
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Fracture prediction from FRAX for Canadian ethnic groups: a registry-based cohort study

August 18, 2020

Summary: We identified large between-ethnicity calibration differences in the Canadian FRAX® tool which substantially overestimated the major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) risk in Asian women and Black women, and overestimated hip fracture risk in Asian women. Purpose: FRAX® is calibrated using population-specific fracture and mortality data. The need for FRAX to accommodate ethnic diversity within a…
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Prevalence and Correlates of Forced Sex as a Self-Reported Mode of HIV Acquisition Among a Cohort of Women Living With HIV in Canada.

July 1, 2020

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global epidemic associated with increased HIV exposure. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of HIV acquisition via forced sex among women living with HIV (WLWH) in Canada. Baseline questionnaire data were analyzed for WLWH (≥16 years) with data on selfreported mode of HIV acquisition, enrolled in a community-based cohort study…
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La Teoría de Transiciones en el contexto de mujeres que se quedan atrás durante la migración

July 1, 2020

Planteamiento: La teoría de transiciones de Meleis puede ayudarnos a comprender las experiencias de transición de las mujeres que se quedan atrás mientras sus parejas emigran al extranjero. Desarrollo: Este artículo desarrolla una base teórica para la investigación, que examina las experiencias de transición de las mujeres rezagadas en el contexto de la migración. Se…
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Resourceful masculinities : exploring heterosexual Black men’s vulnerability to HIV in Ontario, Canada.

July 1, 2020

Objectives: Heterosexually active Black men are alleged to endorse masculine norms that increase their and their female partners' vulnerability to HIV. These norms include Black men's inability or reluctance to productively engage their own health-related personal and interpersonal vulnerabilities. We draw on data from the iSpeak research study in Ontario, Canada, to assess whether and…
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Beyond poverty fixation: interrogating the experiences of internally displaced persons in Nigeria

July 1, 2020

This paper draws on fieldwork at three camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Northeast Nigeria. It interrogates the pre-displacement experiences of participants, their transition to and experiences of internal displacement, vignettes of life at IDP camps, their relationship with host communities, the non-universality of experiences of sexual and gender-based violence among female IDPs (despite…
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